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Most upper airway anatomy was significantly associated with BMI among patients with OSA.
Practitioners should consider the impact of BMI on upper airway anatomy when assessing OSA.
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Most upper airway anatomy was significantly associated with BMI among patients with OSA.
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Based on the large sample size and cross-sectional study design.
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The Relationship between Upper Airway Anatomy and Obesity in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Liyue Xu et al. · Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2025
DOI 10.1513/annalsats.202410-1027oc
cross-sectional · n=583Cited 7×
Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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