Plasma Metanephrines Yield Fewer False-Positive Results Than Urine Metanephrines in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

  • King, Thomas F J
  • Mok, Yingjuan
  • Dacay, Lily Mae
  • Wong, Hang Siang
  • Hsu, Pon Poh
  • Tan, Alvin
  • Wong, Kang Min
  • Saffari, Seyed Ehsan
  • Lenders, Jacques W M
  • Puar, Troy H

  • Department of Endocrinology, Changi General Hospital, Singapore 529889, Singapore

    Duke-National University of Singapore (NUS) Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore 169547, Singapore

    Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore 529889, Singapore

    Department of Sleep Medicine, Surgery and Science, Changi General Hospital, Singapore 529889, Singapore

    Department of Endocrinology, Changi General Hospital, Singapore 529889, Singapore

    Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore 529889, Singapore

    Department of Sleep Medicine, Surgery and Science, Changi General Hospital, Singapore 529889, Singapore

    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Changi General Hospital, Singapore 529889, Singapore

    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Changi General Hospital, Singapore 529889, Singapore

    Department of Radiology, Changi General Hospital, Singapore 529889, Singapore

    Duke-National University of Singapore (NUS) Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore 169547, Singapore

    Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore 308433, Singapore

    Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525 GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Department of Endocrinology, Changi General Hospital, Singapore 529889, Singapore

    Duke-National University of Singapore (NUS) Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore 169547, Singapore

Correspondence: Troy H. Puar, MRCP (UK), Department of Endocrinology, Changi General Hospital, SingHealth, 2 Simei Street 3, Singapore 529889, Singapore. Email: [email protected].

Jacques W M Lenders and Troy H Puar authors have contributed equally and share final authorship.

Received March 15, 2023

Revised September 27, 2023

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Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 109(3):p 844-851, March 2024. | DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgad553
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