THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SEVERE OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA (OSA) PATIENTS WITH NORMAL EGFR AND LATENT KIDNEY DISEASE

Back ground) Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) has been recently proposed as an independent risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD). CKD is closely associated with OSA. L-type fatty acid-binding protein (L-FABP) are novel biomarkers for the earlier detection of latent kidney disease.