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Participants with OSA and type 2 diabetes mellitus receiving intensive lifestyle intervention (ILI) for weight loss had reduced OSA severity at 10 years.
Practitioners should consider ILI as an effective long-term strategy for managing OSA severity in patients with type 2 diabetes.
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Participants with OSA and type 2 diabetes mellitus receiving ILI for weight loss had reduced OSA severity at 10 years.
Why this rating
Based on the large randomized controlled trial design.
Source
Effects of Weight Loss on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity. Ten-Year Results of the Sleep AHEAD Study
Samuel T. Kuna et al. · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 2020
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