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Whether excess body weight differentially affects HGNS efficacy across pharyngeal collapse patterns remains unclear.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>We combined data from two independent HGNS cohorts (n=760) to examine whether the association between BMI and HGNS efficacy depends on pharyngeal collapse pattern identified by drug-induced sleep endoscopy. Collapse was categorized as predominantly laterally directed or anteroposterior (AP). Multivariable regression models assessed HGNS efficacy\u2014quantified primarily as percent reduction in apnea\u2013hypopnea index (AHI) on titration polysomnography and secondarily as treatment success (\u226550% AHI reduction to &lt;15 events\/h)\u2014while testing for effect modification by collapse pattern and adjusting for baseline AHI, partial collapse, surgical center, follow-up sleep study type, and prior or concomitant pharyngeal surgery.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    Increasing BMI was associated with substantially lower HGNS efficacy among patients with laterally directed collapse, whereas the relationship between BMI and efficacy was attenuated in those with AP collapse. Specifically, each 5 kg\/m\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    increase in BMI was associated with a \u221219.7% (95% CI: \u221233.2 to \u22126.2) greater reduction in efficacy in lateral collapse compared with \u22123.8% (\u22128.0 to 0.36) in AP collapse (interaction p=0.027). Higher BMI also corresponded to reduced odds of treatment success in lateral collapse (odds ratio 4.4 [95% CI: 1.4\u201314.3] per 5 kg\/m\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    ), with no significant association observed in AP collapse (1.1 [0.75\u20131.5]; interaction p=0.023).\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The influence of BMI on HGNS treatment response differs meaningfully by pharyngeal collapse phenotype. Incorporating collapse pattern into BMI-based eligibility criteria may improve patient selection and optimize HGNS outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.64898\/2026.01.25.26344734","type":"posted-content","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,27]],"date-time":"2026-01-27T00:15:12Z","timestamp":1769472912000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Differential association of body mass index with hypoglossal nerve stimulation efficacy by pharyngeal collapse pattern in obstructive sleep apnea"],"prefix":"10.64898","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1740-8777","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Daniel","family":"Vena","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Eric J.","family":"Kezirian","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Head and Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Andrew","family":"Wellman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"David","family":"Kent","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mark","family":"D\u2019Agostino","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Southern New England Ear, Nose and Throat Group, Middlesex Hospital, Middlesex, Connecticut"},{"name":"Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Joao L.G.C.","family":"Monteiro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"A","family":"Azarbarzin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tom","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ludovico","family":"Messineo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Neda","family":"Esmaeili","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Scott A.","family":"Sands","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Phillip","family":"Huyett","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, MA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"54368","reference":[{"key":"2026051507401299000_2026.01.25.26344734v3.1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJMoa1308659"},{"key":"2026051507401299000_2026.01.25.26344734v3.2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"107750","DOI":"10.1016\/j.rmed.2024.107750","article-title":"Real-world data on polysomnography-and patient-reported outcomes in hypoglossal nerve stimulation and auto-titrating positive airway pressure therapy for obstructive sleep apnea","volume":"232","year":"2024","journal-title":"Respiratory Medicine"},{"key":"2026051507401299000_2026.01.25.26344734v3.3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Kaffenberger TM , Sina EM , Hambach B , et al. 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