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SUBMITTER: Fujihara K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3871907 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fujihara Kazuya K Kodama Satoru S Horikawa Chika C Yoshizawa Sakiko S Sugawara Ayumi A Hirasawa Reiko R Shimano Hitoshi H Yachi Yoko Y Suzuki Akiko A Hanyu Osamu O Sone Hirohito H
Sleep disorders 20131207
Aims. High prevalence of sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) has been reported in patients with diabetes. However, whether diabetic neuropathy (DN) contributes to this high prevalence is controversial. Our aim of this study is to compare the prevalence of SAS between patients with and without DN. Methods. Systematic literature searches were conducted for cross-sectional studies that reported the number of patients with DN and SAS using MEDLINE (from 1966 to Nov 5, 2012) and EMBASE (from 1974 to Nov 5, 20 ...[more]