Impact of Sleep Fragmentation and Arousal on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Cross-Sectional Study
This study revealed that sleep disturbance indices, especially AI, REM-AHI and SL, were closely related to NAFLD. When evaluating whether OSA patients are complicated with NAFLD, more attention should be given to sleep fragmentation and arousal.
Authors
- Mei-Xin Nian
- Gongping Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3031-5308)
- Jianming Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8469-3155)
- Jiefeng Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3021-3333)
- Yue Zhong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1521-1949)
- Biying Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7527-962X)
Institutions
- Fujian Medical University (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nature and Science of Sleep
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/nss.s480186
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.63
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province