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Nocturnal hypoxemic burden in obesity hypoventilation syndrome compared to obstructive sleep apnea: a case-control study.
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- Combined Airway and Bariatric Surgery for Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome: Feasibility and Early Outcomes-A Prospective Observational Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
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Abstract
purposeObesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is a severe consequence of the global obesity epidemic. This study compared the patterns and severity of nocturnal oxygen desaturation in adults with OHS and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
methodsThis case-control study conducted at King Abdulaziz University Hospital reviewed polysomnography (PSG) records (2016-2022) of patients with OHS and OSA. The data included demographics, BMI, and indices (apnea-hypopnea index [AHI], baseline/minimum SpO₂, percentage of total sleep time with SpO₂ < 90 percent [T90], total sleep time). GraphPad Prism was used for the analysis. Data were summarized as medians and interquartile ranges (IQR). Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests with Dunn's test were used to compare groups. Fisher's exact test analyzed categorical variables (p < 0.05). The study was approved by the Ethics Committee.
resultsOf the 199 PSG studies, 15 patients met OHS criteria and 184 had OSA. The OHS group had a higher BMI (50.0 [47.0-55.0] kg m
conclusionDespite similar AHI, OHS is associated with a greater hypoxemic burden than OSA, especially in females. These findings underscore the need to consider both diagnosis and sex in sleep-disordered breathing to develop sex-specific treatment approaches.
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