Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Liver Fat Accumulation According to Sex and Visceral Obesity

Yoshiro Toyama; Kiminobu Tanizawa; Takeshi Kubo; Yuichi Chihara; Yuka Harada; Kimihiko Murase; Masanori Azuma; Satoshi Hamada; Takefumi Hitomi; Tomohiro Handa; Toru Oga; Tsutomu Chiba; Michiaki Mishima; Kazuo Chin

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0129513

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Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Liver Fat Accumulation According to Sex and Visceral Obesity

Yoshiro Toyama,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Kiminobu Tanizawa,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Care and Sleep Control Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Takeshi Kubo,

Affiliation Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Yuichi Chihara,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Otsu Red Cross Hospital, Shiga, Japan
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Yuka Harada,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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Kimihiko Murase,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Masanori Azuma,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Satoshi Hamada,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Takefumi Hitomi,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Laboratory, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Tomohiro Handa,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Toru Oga,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Care and Sleep Control Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Tsutomu Chiba,

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Michiaki Mishima,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Kazuo Chin

* E-mail: chink@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Care and Sleep Control Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Liver Fat Accumulation According to Sex and Visceral Obesity

Yoshiro Toyama,
Kiminobu Tanizawa,
Takeshi Kubo,
Yuichi Chihara,
Yuka Harada,
Kimihiko Murase,
Masanori Azuma,
Satoshi Hamada,
Takefumi Hitomi,
Tomohiro Handa

Published: June 15, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0129513

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