The hypothesis of this study is that either obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) or cigarette smoking (CS) exposure would produce oxidative stress and inflammation leading to endothelial injury, and the combined exposure would be additive or synergistic.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
150
Queen Mary Hospital
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
reactive hyperemia induced peripheral arterial tone (RH-RAT) index
Time frame: baseline
circulatory metabolic and vascular inflammatory biomarkers
Time frame: baseline
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