Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease fibrosis score is a useful tool for carotid atherosclerosis screening in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2026; 32(27): 117715
Published online Jul 21, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.117715

Table 3 Respiratory features of patients with obstructive sleep apnea according to carotid atherosclerosis, n (%)/mean ± SD

Respiratory features	OSA without carotid plaque (n = 67)	OSA with carotid plaque (n = 45)	P value
AHI (events/hour)	32.48 ± 41.05	29.28 ± 20.97	0.812
5-14	24 (35.8)	13 (28.9)	0.540
15-29	16 (23.9)	15 (33.3)	0.289
≥ 30	27 (40.3)	17 (37.8)	0.845
ODI (events/hour)	25.95 ± 18.81	30.00 ± 21.17	0.294
≥ 10	53 (79.1)	40 (88.9)	0.422
Tc90%	20.42 ± 26.24	23.13 ± 25.56	0.321
≥ 10%	29 (43.3)	23 (51.1)	0.562

OSA: Obstructive sleep apnea; AHI: Apnea-hypopnea index; ODI: Oxygen desaturation index; Tc90%: Percentage of sleep time with oxygen saturation less than 90%.

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Citation: Fernández-García CE, Hernández-García MÁ, Aldave-Orzáiz B, Ávalos Pérez-Urría E, Muñoz JM, Friera A, García-Monzón C, Landete P, González-Rodríguez Á. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease fibrosis score is a useful tool for carotid atherosclerosis screening in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(27): 117715
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Fernández-García CE, Hernández-García MÁ, Aldave-Orzáiz B, Ávalos Pérez-Urría E, Muñoz JM, Friera A, García-Monzón C, Landete P, González-Rodríguez Á. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease fibrosis score is a useful tool for carotid atherosclerosis screening in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(27): 117715 [DOI: 10.3748/wjg.117715]

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