| OSA | Obstructive sleep apnea |
| SaO2 | Arterial oxyhemoglobin saturation |
| IHR | Intermittent hypoxia with re-oxygenation |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| AHI | Apnea hypopnea index |
| PS | Primary snoring |
| ODI | Oxygen desaturation index |
| ESS | Epworth sleepiness scale |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| RT-PCR | Reverse transcriptase |
| LDH | Lactate dehydrogenase |
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