Diabetes Is an Independent Risk Factor for Severe Nocturnal Hypoxemia in Obese Patients. A Case-Control Study

Albert Lecube; Gabriel Sampol; Patricia Lloberes; Odile Romero; Jordi Mesa; Cristina Hernández; Rafael Simó

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0004692

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Diabetes Is an Independent Risk Factor for Severe Nocturnal Hypoxemia in Obese Patients. A Case-Control Study

Albert Lecube ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Albert Lecube, Gabriel Sampol

* E-mail: alecube@vhebron.net

Affiliation CIBER de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Diabetes and Metabolism Research Unit, Institut de Recerca Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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Gabriel Sampol ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Albert Lecube, Gabriel Sampol

Affiliation CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Sleep Unit, Pneumology Service, Institut de Recerca Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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Patricia Lloberes,

Affiliation CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Sleep Unit, Pneumology Service, Institut de Recerca Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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Odile Romero,

Affiliation Sleep Unit, Neurophysiology Service, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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Jordi Mesa,

Affiliation CIBER de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Diabetes and Metabolism Research Unit, Institut de Recerca Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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Cristina Hernández,

Affiliation CIBER de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Diabetes and Metabolism Research Unit, Institut de Recerca Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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Rafael Simó

Affiliation CIBER de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Diabetes and Metabolism Research Unit, Institut de Recerca Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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Diabetes Is an Independent Risk Factor for Severe Nocturnal Hypoxemia in Obese Patients. A Case-Control Study

Albert Lecube,
Gabriel Sampol,
Patricia Lloberes,
Odile Romero,
Jordi Mesa,
Cristina Hernández,
Rafael Simó

Published: March 5, 2009
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0004692

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