Selective Contribution of Waist Circumference Reduction on the Improvement of Sleep-disordered Breathing in Patients Hospitalized with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Objective Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is a potential risk factor for cardiac sudden death. Recent studies have reported that patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) frequently suffer from SDB. Although the roles of hyperglycemia, disturbances of the autonomic nervous system and obesity have been postulated, the factors related to SDB in T2DM, especially those related to improvement of SDB remain unknown. We investigated the...