Case control study of 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea and normal matched control subjects

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There is considerable debate regarding the relationship between obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and hypertension. Many studies attempting to assess the association, have produced conflicting results, which may be due to variable allowance for confounding variables such as upper body obesity, alcohol and smoking. We performed a case control study of 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) monitoring in patients with OSA, compared to closely matched controls from the general population, to asses...

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Authors: Davies, C; Crosby, J; Mullins, R; Barbour, C; Davies, R

• Journal: Thorax
• Volume: 54
• Issue: SUPPL. 3
• Publication date: 1999-12-01
• ISSN: 0040-6376
• Language: English