Epidemiologic studies have reported that obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a
common disorder affecting about four percent of adult males and two percent of adult …

BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) causes systemic hypertension. However,
there is conflicting data on the effect of gender on susceptibility to hypertension in OSA …

Abstract Introduction and Objectives Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a prevalent sleep
condition which is very heterogeneous although not formally characterized as such …

Sleep is an essential aspect of the health and well-being of adults and children. Sleep
disorders including, but not limited to, insomnia, narcolepsy, restless leg syndrome, and …

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 …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by repetitive episodes of complete and
partial obstructions of the upper airway during sleep. The diagnosis of OSA requires the …

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 one of the most common sleep disorders globally. OSA
affects 936 million adults aged 30–69. Obesity, aging, gender, large neck size, craniofacial …

Objectives: Whether gender differences exist in clinical manifestations of obstructive sleep
apnea (OSA) and whether women's responses to continuous positive airway pressure …

Despite a variable prevalence in the literature, OSAS is characterized by a higher frequency
in men. This study involved a review of published data describing the impact of gender on …