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Original ResearchSleep DisordersCysteine: A Potential Biomarker for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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Study Population
Patients who were submitted to overnight full polysomnography study were selected from the Sleep Clinic of Universidade Federal de São Paulo database between March 2007 and March 2008. Subjects were included if they were > 30 years old, sedentary, and reported no recent hospitalization or change in medication. Exclusion criteria were as follows: BMI > 40 kg/m2; chronic pulmonary disease based on the spirometric classification, defined as an FEV1/FVC < 0.723; history of smoking; New York Heart
General Results
A total of 75 patients with OSA were studied, and the control group was composed of 75 subjects matched for age and sex. The baseline characteristics of the subjects are presented in Table 1. There were no differences in age, sex, baseline heart rate, or frequency of arterial hypertension between patients with OSA and control subjects. Patients with OSA were characterized by higher BMI (31.02 ± 6.67 kg/m2 vs 27.24 ± 4.17 kg/m2, P < .001), higher cervical (37.41 ± 5.15 cm vs 33.54 ± 3.95 cm, P <
Discussion
This study evaluated the role of Cys and Hcy in patients with OSA. We controlled for BMI and demonstrated a significant association between Cys plasma levels and OSA. There was an increased Cys plasma level in patients with OSA compared with control subjects. We also demonstrated that Cys concentrations were reduced after long-term, effective CPAP treatment.
Hcy is a well-studied marker of cardiovascular disease. Schnyder et al13 evaluated the relationship between Hcy plasma levels on admission
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Funding/Support: This work was supported by FAPESP-Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, [Grants 98/14303-3] and AFIP-Associação Fundo de Incentivo a Psicofarmacologia, São Paulo, Brazil. Drs Poyares and Tufik are recipient of grants from The National Council for Scientific and Technological Development.
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