| Autor: |
Wang, Ping, Yu, Dao-Jiang, Feng, Gang, Long, Zhen-Hai, Liu, Chang-Jiang, Li, Hui, Zhao, Tian-Lan |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2016 |
| Předmět: |
|
| Zdroj: |
Journal of Ophthalmology. |
| ISSN: |
2090-004X |
| DOI: |
10.1155/2016/6980281 |
| Popis: |
Controversial findings are reported about the relationship between floppy eyelid syndrome (FES) and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). The main goal of this study was to evaluate whether FES is more prevalent in OSAS patients by performing a meta-analysis. A comprehensive literature search of Pubmed, Embase, and Cochrane databases was performed. Only studies related to the prevalence of FES in OSAS were included in the meta-analysis. We estimated a pooled odds ratio (OR) for the prevalence of FES in OSAS. In total, 6 studies with 767 participants met the inclusion criteria. Using a fixed-effects model, the pooled OR was 4.12. The test for the overall effect revealed that FES was statistically prevalent in OSAS patients when compared with that in non-OSAS subjects (Z=4.98, p |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|
