Association between weight-adjusted waist-index and symptoms of sleep apnea in US adults: results from 2015–2018 national health and nutrition examination survey

Association between weight-adjusted waist-index and symptoms of sleep apnea in US adults: results from 2015–2018 national health and nutrition examination survey

Abstract Background Literature shows that traditional measures of obesity such as body mass index (BMI), waist-to-height ratio (WtHR), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and waist circumference (WC) may not be precise measures of obesity compared to weight-adjusted waist-index (WWI), a relatively new obesity...

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Main Authors: Edmore Madondo, Paddington T. Mundagowa, Ayesha Mukhopadhyay, Debra Bartelli, Yu Jiang, Fawaz Mzayek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-01-01
Series:Sleep Science and Practice
Subjects:
Sleep apnea
Weight-adjusted Waist Index
Adiposity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41606-024-00121-8
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