| Title |
Association Between Uric Acid Levels and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in a Large Epidemiological Sample
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, June 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0066891 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Camila Hirotsu, Sergio Tufik, Camila Guindalini, Diego R. Mazzotti, Lia R. Bittencourt, Monica L. Andersen |
| Abstract |
Recurrent hypoxia, which is associated with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), leads to an increase in the degradation of adenosine triphosphatase into xanthine, which in turn increases uric acid concentrations. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 71 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 13% |
| Other | 6 | 8% |
| Researcher | 5 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 15 | 21% |
| Unknown | 21 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 27 | 38% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 7% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 1 | 1% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 6 | 8% |
| Unknown | 23 | 32% |