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Observational studyInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Friedman Tongue Position and the Anthropometric Parameters in Adult Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: An Observational Study.

Valeria Luzzi, Federica Altieri, Mariana Guaragna, Valentina Pirro, Beatrice Marasca, Luisa Cotticelli, Marta Mazur, Gabriele Di Carlo, Paola Di Giacomo, Carlo Di Paolo and 10 more

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Observational study in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Assessing the effectiveness of the Friedman classification and its components in predicting obstructive sleep apnea: a Brazilian cross-sectional study.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Valeria LuzziDepartment of Oral and Maxillo Facial Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2502-6077
Federica AltieriDepartment of Oral and Maxillo Facial Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3618-5970
Mariana GuaragnaDepartment of Oral and Maxillo Facial Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Valentina PirroDepartment of Oral and Maxillo Facial Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Beatrice MarascaDepartment of Oral and Maxillo Facial Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Luisa CotticelliDepartment of Oral and Maxillo Facial Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Marta MazurDepartment of Oral and Maxillo Facial Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0525-681X
Gabriele Di CarloDepartment of Oral and Maxillo Facial Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8039-7022
Paola Di GiacomoDepartment of Oral and Maxillo Facial Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Carlo Di PaoloDepartment of Oral and Maxillo Facial Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1119-5742
Marco BrunoriDepartment of Oral and Maxillo Facial Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Gaetano IerardoDepartment of Oral and Maxillo Facial Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Gabriele PipernoDepartment of Oral and Maxillo Facial Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8596-2097
Giuseppe MagliuloDepartment of Sensory Organs, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3052-1969
Annalisa PaceDepartment of Sensory Organs, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6744-5280
Giannicola IannellaDepartment of Sensory Organs, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1781-2809
Paolo PalangeDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, 00100 Rome, Italy.
Agnese MartiniDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), 00143 Rome, Italy.
Emma PietrafesaDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), 00143 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4577-0706
Antonella PolimeniDepartment of Oral and Maxillo Facial Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2679-7607
Sapienza University of Rome · ITIstituto Nazionale per l'Assicurazione Contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionObstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) is a relevant public health problem; dentists can play an important role in screening patients with sleep disorders by using validated tools and referring patients to a specialist, thereby promoting an interdisciplinary approach. The aim of the study is to identify if the OSAS severity, measured by the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), and some anthropometric measurements are associated with the Friedman Tongue Position (FTP) within a population with dysmetabolic comorbidities. MATERIALS AND

methodsA questionnaire containing information about clinical data including height, weight, Body Mass Index (BMI), neck circumference, waist circumference, hip circumference and FTP was administered. The AHI value was measured by means of an unattended home polysomnography device. Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated, and Kruskal-Wallis, Kolmogorov-Smirnov (both nonparametric) and independence tests were performed to probe the possible relationships. The significance was set at

resultsA total of 357 subjects were analyzed. The association between the FTP and AHI was not statistically significant. On the contrary, the AHI showed a positive correlation with BMI and neck circumference. A statistically significant association between the number of subjects with a larger neck and an increasing FTP class was found. BMI, neck, hip and waist circumference was associated with the FTP scale.

conclusionsalthough the FTP was not directly associated with OSAS severity, there was also evidence that an FTP increase is associated with an increase in the considered anthropometric parameters, and FTP can be a clinical tool used in the assessment of risk for OSAS risk factors.

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Sleep Apnea, ObstructiveAdultAnthropometryBody Mass IndexHumansTongueWaist CircumferencecomorbiditiesFriedman Tongue PositionObstructive Sleep Apnea Syndromesleep disorder

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