Five-year longitudinal changes in oxygen saturation parameters in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: Impact of age, body mass index, and comorbidities
Resaturation parameters are more susceptible to change over time than desaturation parameters in OSA patients. These findings highlight the importance of considering resaturation dynamics when assessing OSA progression, with sex, age and BMI as key factors in the evolution of nocturnal SpO<sub>2</sub> patterns.
Authors
- Sami Nikkonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0615-4118)
- Tuomas Karhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9464-447X)
- T. Leppänen
- HelmiBen Saad
- Ahmed Bahammam
Institutions
- University of Eastern Finland (FI)
- King Saud Medical City (SA)
- King Saud University (SA)
- Charles Darwin University (AU)
- Hôpital Farhat Hached (TN)
- Kuopio University Hospital (FI)
- Eastern Finland Laboratory Center (FI)
- Royal Darwin Hospital (AU)
- University of Sousse (TN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sleep Medicine
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2026.108866
- Primary Topic
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00