Obstructive sleep apnea: a comparison of black and white subjects

K Meetze, MB Gillespie, FS Lee - The Laryngoscope, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine if the severity of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) differs by
racial group. Study Design Cross‐sectional retrospective review. Setting University‐based …

[HTML][HTML] Obstructive sleep apnea: Epidemiology and portuguese patients profile

AP Rodrigues, P Pinto, B Nunes, C Bárbara - Revista Portuguesa de …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is characterized by recurrent episodes
of apnea and hypopnea, secondary to collapse of the upper airways during sleep. OSA is …

Prevalence of symptoms and risk of sleep apnea in the US population

DM Hiestand, P Britz, M Goldman, B Phillips - Chest, 2006 - Elsevier
Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common medical condition with significant
adverse consequences, but OSA remains undiagnosed in many individuals. The Berlin …

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is a systemic disease. Current evidence

C Zamarron, VG Paz, A Riveiro - European Journal of Internal Medicine, 2008 - Elsevier
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a highly prevalent sleep disorder,
characterized by repeated disruptions of breathing during sleep. This disease has many …

Influence of gender and anthropometric measures on severity of obstructive sleep apnea

S Subramanian, G Jayaraman, H Majid, R Aguilar… - Sleep and …, 2012 - Springer
Purpose Gender differences influence upper airway anatomy and physiology. The purpose
of our study was to evaluate the influence of gender as well as anthropometric measures on …

Obstructive sleep apnea in normal weight patients: characteristics and comparison with overweight and obese patients

RD Quintas, MT Novoa, MTA Pérez… - Archivos de …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective To determine the frequency of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and metabolic
syndrome (MS) in normal weight patients and their characteristics, and to compare these …

Metabolic profile in patients with mild obstructive sleep apnea

LO Silva, TM Guimaraes, GP Luz, G Coelho… - … syndrome and related …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Background: Mild obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a highly prevalent disorder in adults.
However, it is not clear whether mild OSA has significant metabolic complications. This study …

[HTML][HTML] Obese patients experience more severe OSA than non-obese patients

SC Hsing, CC Chen, SH Huang, YC Huang, RJ Chung… - Medicine, 2022 - journals.lww.com
To investigate whether previous exposure to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) increases the
risk of obesity in obese and nonobese patients. We identified 24,363 obese patients …

Prevalence of symptoms of sleep apnea syndrome. Study of a French middle-aged population

N Meslier, B Balkau, F Gagnadoux… - Revue des maladies …, 2007 - europepmc.org
Objective To study the prevalence of symptoms of sleep apnoea syndrome (SAS) in a large
French middle-aged population and to establish what proportion have symptoms that justify …

The influence of gender on symptoms associated with obstructive sleep apnea

CA Nigro, E Dibur, E Borsini, S Malnis, G Ernst… - Sleep and …, 2018 - Springer
Background It has been reported that the clinical expression of obstructive sleep apnea
(OSA) may differ in women and men. Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate …