ArticleEuropean 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 Surgery2025
Correlation between abdominal visceral fat and laryngopharyngeal reflux in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.
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- Abdominal visceral fat and laryngopharyngeal reflux in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.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 · 2025Article
- Association Between Laryngopharyngeal Reflux and the Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-facialeObservational
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Abstract
purposeTo research the correlation between abdominal visceral fat and laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
methodsThis study included 72 OSA patients, and the correlation between abdominal visceral fat and the severity of LPR was analyzed after abdominal visceral fat area (VFA) was measured according to body composition analysis and reflux symptom index (RSI) score was completed. Finally, in order to further clarify the effect of VFA on LPR, multiple linear regression analysis was performed on the collected related parameters.
resultsPartial correlation analysis showed that the VFA was positively correlated with the RSI score (r = 0.502, p < 0.001) after controlling for apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), body mass index (BMI), lowest oxygen saturation (LSO₂), age, and sex. The multiple linear regression analysis indicated that VFA and AHI were the factors influencing LPR (t = 4.678, p < 0.001; t = 3.164, p = 0.002).
conclusionOur study found that VFA was associated with RSI score in OSA patients, but BMI didn't show an independent correlation with RSI score. This indicated that we should pay attention to the effect of abdominal visceral fat on LPR in OSA patients, and more experiments are needed in the future to clarify the relationship between the two.
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