Does the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio have any importance between subjects with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome with obesity and without obesity?

BOZKUŞ F., DİKMEN N., Samur A., BİLAL N., ATİLLA N., Arpag H.

TUBERKULOZ VE TORAK-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX, vol.66, no.1, pp.8-15, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 66 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.5578/tt.66535
  • Journal Name: TUBERKULOZ VE TORAK-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.8-15
  • Keywords: Obesity, OSA, Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE, WEIGHT-GAIN, INFLAMMATION, PREVALENCE, OVERWEIGHT, MEN
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: An increase in the incidence of OSAS (obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome) has been seen due to the reported association between OSAS and obesity. Subjects are predisposed to cardiovascular disease due to systemic inflammation caused by the interactions between obesity and OSA. Inflammatory markers could be used to predict the degree of systemic inflammation, which could be a prognostic factor for future adverse events such as metabolic risks. One marker that has recently started being used as an indicator of systemic inflammation is neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR).