TY  - JOUR
AU  - Votteler, Sinje
AU  - Knaack, Lennart
AU  - Janicki, Jaroslaw
AU  - Fink, Gereon R.
AU  - Burghaus, Lothar
TI  - Sex differences in polysomnographic findings in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
JO  - Sleep medicine
VL  - 101
SN  - 1389-9457
CY  - Amsterdam [u.a.]
PB  - Elsevier
M1  - FZJ-2023-01598
SP  - 429 - 436
PY  - 2023
AB  - Background and PurposeSex differences in the clinical findings and the polysomnographic presentation of patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are compelling current research issues. For example, patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnea are predominantly male. While women are older than men and tend to have a higher body mass index, men typically present with a more severe form of obstructive sleep apnea. Using polysomnography, we investigated a German cohort, subdivided per severity levels of obstructive sleep apnea (apnea-hypopnea index: ≥5 to < 15/h (mild), ≥15 to < 30/h (moderate), and ≥30/h (severe)) to provide a detailed analysis of breathing and sleep parameters, accounting for body position effects and severity of illness. A deeper understanding of sex differences may allow targeted diagnosis and treatment adjustment.
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
C6  - 36516599
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000906256900001
DO  - DOI:10.1016/j.sleep.2022.11.025
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/1005726
ER  -