1619-P: Risk Factors for Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Nonobese Type 2 Diabetics

Diabetics often have vascular diseases and other comorbidities. Sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) is a disorder characterized by repeated episodes of apnea and hypopnea during nocturnal sleep. Risk factors for SAS include obesity, male gender, and advanced age. It was reported that type 2 diabetes patients (T2DM) without obesity often have SAS. Among the 1,367 ambulant T2DM who were being treated at our institution, 245 (165 men, 80 women) with a BMI...