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BMI and Sleep Apnea: Evaluating the Role of Weight, Aging, and Gender in OSA Severity and Hypoxic Burden

Dr. Chelsie Rohrscheib, PhD Head Sleep Expert & Neuroscientist February 12, 2025  With the advent of GLP-1 receptor agonists as a transformative approach to weight management, it is essential to understand how medically induced weight loss affects obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity. As obesity remains a key risk factor for OSA, further investigation is needed to clarify the independent effects of body mass index (BMI), age, and gender on OSA severity. To address this, we analyzed two datasets: a mixed BMI cohort consisting of 722 Wesper Lab patients and a separate obese to a morbidly obese cohort of 642 patients. Multiple linear regression models revealed...

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