Obstructive Sleep Apnea Is Associated with Liver Damage and Atherosclerosis in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

The severity of liver damage is associated with high risk for OSA and lower oxygen saturation In the entire cohort of 126 patients the prevalence of F2-F4 fibrosis was higher in patients at high risk compared to those without high risk for OSA (80.6% vs 57.8%, p = 0.006), this association remaining marginally significant after adjusting for confounders (O.R. 2.25, 95%C.I. 0.97–5.22; p = 0.05) ( Table 2 ).

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