Authors: Hiroko Tsuda Fernanda R Almeida Toru Tsuda Yasutaka Moritsuchi Alan A Lowe
Publish Date: 2010/01/19
Volume: 14, Issue: 4, Pages: 365-370
Abstract
A total of 1520 Xrays were evaluated Data for group A 508 traditional Xrays were collected from the UBC Sleep Apnea Dental Clinic and data for group B 1012 digital Xrays were obtained from the Tsuda Hospital in Japan Subjects were divided into two groups according to whether or not calcification was present in the carotid artery area and the characteristic differences between these two groups were analyzedGroup A had 34 67 subjects who exhibited calcification in the carotid arterial area while group B had 96 95 subjects who revealed calcification Group A calcification subjects had a significantly lower body mass index BMI than subjects who had no calcification 269 ± 32 vs 297 ± 56 p 001 Group B calcification subjects were older than subjects who had no calcification 576 ± 126 vs 498 ± 145 p 0000 Previous reports have found the prevalence of calcification on Xrays of OSA patients to be higher than the prevalence of calcification found in the general population
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