Eighty Kilograms Weight Reduction in a Case of Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Several Comorbidities: Did the Conditions Improve?

Acta Med Iran. 2016 May;54(5):334-6.

Abstract

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) together with metabolic disorders is common in severely obese patients. Weight reduction is considered as a treatment modality in these cases while few of them can succeed in considerable weight loss. Here, we present a severely obese man with body mass index of 54 suffered from OSA, type 2 diabetes, hypothyroidism, and hypertension. He intentionally lost 80 kilograms weight during the 2-year follow-up. Diabetes and hypertension completely resolved with considerable improvement in OSA syndrome after this huge weight reduction.

Keywords: Diabetes mellitus; Hypertension; Obstructive sleep apnea; Wieght loss.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Body Mass Index
  • Body Weight
  • Comorbidity
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / etiology
  • Hypertension / therapy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Obesity / complications*
  • Obesity / therapy
  • Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / therapy*
  • Weight Loss / physiology*