Does autonomic neuropathy increase the risk of obstructive sleep apnea in obese diabetics?
Apneas-hypopneas are more frequent and last longer in Ob-DAN+ than in other obese subjects, with or without diabetes.
The diurnal profiles of skin thickness and skin elasticity in the upper half of the body are the reverse of those in the lower half of the body. These findings suggest that shifts of dermal fluid from the face to the leg by gravity during the day cause the diurnal variation in skin thickness.