Risk Factors for Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Diabetic Patients with a Focus on Comorbidities

Diabetic patients often have various diseases such as vascular diseases and other comorbidities. Sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) in such patients may lead to acute deterioration due to nocturnal hypoxia. Among the 1,367 ambulant patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) who were being treated at our institution, 483 (313 men and 170 women) who agreed to undergo a portable sleep polygraph test were evaluated to identify risk factors for SAS, with a focus...