OSA has a male predominance; women have a lower AHI than men during certain stages of
sleep; women require less CPAP pressure for treatment of similar severity of OSA, and there …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common cause of daytime sleepiness for millions of
Americans. It is also a disease associated with an increased likelihood of hypertension …

Background: Studies have indicated that the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea-
hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is similar between white and African American patients, but it …

Background Considering socioeconomic status (SES) in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep
apnea (OSA) will enhance our understanding of socioeconomic disparities in clinical …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an increasingly prevalent condition. A growing body of
literature supports substantial racial disparities in the prevalence, risk factors, presentation …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disorder associated with multiple adverse
health consequences and its prevalence is increasing in parallel with rising obesity trends …

Obstructive sleep apnea has historically been considered a male disease. Although most
studies have shown male predominance, obstructive sleep apnea is highly prevalent in …

The association of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome with obesity, hypertension and
cardiovascular disease has highlighted the broad public health importance of this condition …

The objective of this study was to compare the frequency of some sociocultural, clinical, and
anthropometric data between men and women in a sample of 1745 patients referred to a …

This review summarizes the recent literature on the epidemiology of adult obstructive sleep
apnea (OSA) from various population-based studies. Despite methodologic differences …