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| Study | Study design | Size of study population | Outcome |
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| Altin et al. 2005 [23] | Case-control | 30 severe OSA
20 mild OSA
20 control | IMT values increase in the order of control, mild OSA, and severe OSA
IMT values increase with severity of OSA |
| Güven et al. 2000 [24] | Case-control | 15 severe OSA
15 mild-moderate OSA
12 control | IMT values increase in the order of mild-moderate OSA, control, and severe OSA |
| Drager et al. 2010 [25] | Case-control | 25 OSA
27 OSA + HTN
22 control | IMT values increase in the order of control, OSA, OSA + HTN |
| Monneret et al. 2010 [26] | Case-control | 51 OSA + Metabolic Syndrome
30 Metabolic Syndrome (control) | IMT values were increased in MetS + OSA compared to control |
| Kaynak et al. 2003 [27] | Case-control | 36 severe OSA
41 mild-moderate OSA
37 control | IMT values increase in the order of control, mild-moderate OSA, and severe OSA
IMT values increase with severity of OSA |
| Lefebvre et al. 2008 [22] | Case-control | 40 OSA
20 control | IMT values were increased in OSA group compared to control |
| Li et al. 2009 [28] | Case-control | 18 severe OSA
18 moderate OSA
16 mild OSA
18 control | IMT values increase in the order of control, mild OSA, moderate OSA, and severe OSA
IMT values increase with severity of OSA |
| Meng et al. 2009 [29] | Case-control | 75 OSA
48 control | IMT values were increased in OSA group compared to control |
| Minoguchi et al. 2005 [30] | Case-control | 36 OSA
16 control | IMT values were increased in OSA group compared to control |
| Howard et al. 1993 [31] | Case-control | 12 severe OSA
19 mild-moderate OSA
10 control | IMT values are equal between control and mild-moderate OSA, and increased in severe OSA |
| Saletu et al. 2008 [32] | Case-control | 26 OSA + Metabolic Syndrome
9 Metabolic Syndrome (control) | IMT values were increased in MetS + OSA compared to control |
| Drager et al. 2005 [33] | Case-control | 51 severe OSA
25 moderate OSA
27 mild OSA
44 control | IMT values increase in the order of control, mild OSA, severe OSA, and moderate OSA |
| Schulz et al. 2005 [34] | Case-control | 35 OSA
35 control | IMT values were increased in OSA group compared to control |
| Silvestrini et al. 2002 [35] | Case-control | 23 OSA
23 control | IMT values were increased in OSA group compared to control |
| Tanriverdi et al. 2006 [13] | Case-control | 40 OSA
24 control | IMT values were increased in OSA group compared to control |
| Yun et al. 2010 [36] | Case-control | 82 OSA
22 control | IMT values were increased in OSA group compared to control |
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