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SUBMITTER: Karlsen T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5875631 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Karlsen Trine T Nes Bjarne Martens BM Tjønna Arnt Erik AE Engstrøm Morten M Støylen Asbjørn A Steinshamn Sigurd S
BMJ open sport & exercise medicine 20160101 1
<h4>Background</h4>Three hours per week of vigorous physical activity is found to be associated with reduced odds of sleep-disordered breathing.<h4>Aim</h4>To investigate whether 12 weeks of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) reduced the apnoea-hypopnea index (AHI) in obese subjects with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnoea.<h4>Methods</h4>In a prospective randomised controlled exercise study, 30 (body mass index 37±6 kg/m<sup>2</sup>, age 51±9 years) patients with sleep apnoea (AHI ...[more]