Obstructive Sleep Apnea as a Risk Factor for Type 2 Diabetes Nader Botros, MD, MPH, John Concato, MD, Vahid Mohsenin, MD, Bernardo Selim, MD, Kervin Doctor, MD, Henry Klar Yaggi, MD, MPH The American Journal of Medicine Volume 122, Issue 12, Pages 1122-1127 (December 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.04.026 Copyright © 2009 Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Kaplan-Meier curves for the association of sleep apnea and diabetes. Sleep apnea is defined as apnea-hypopnea index ≥8. The American Journal of Medicine 2009 122, 1122-1127DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.04.026) Copyright © 2009 Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Kaplan-Meier curves examining the impact of regular continuous positive airway pressure on the risk of incident diabetes among patients in the upper 2 quartiles of apnea-hypopnea index severity (quartiles 3 and 4). The American Journal of Medicine 2009 122, 1122-1127DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.04.026) Copyright © 2009 Terms and Conditions