Sleep problems during the menopausal transition: prevalence, impact, and management challenges

FC Baker, M De Zambotti, IM Colrain… - Nature and science of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
A substantial number of women experience sleep difficulties in the approach to menopause
and beyond, with 26% experiencing severe symptoms that impact daytime functioning …

Sleep apnoea as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease: current evidence, basic mechanisms and research priorities

WT McNicholas, MR Bonsignore… - European …, 2007 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Considerable evidence is available in support of an independent association between
obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) and cardiovascular disease, which is …

Mandibular advancement devices in 630 men and women with obstructive sleep apnea and snoring: tolerability and predictors of treatment success

M Marklund, H Stenlund, KA Franklin - Chest, 2004 - Elsevier
Study objective To evaluate the tolerability and to find predictors of treatment success for an
individually adjusted, one-piece mandibular advancement device in patients with snoring …

Review of and updates on hypertension in obstructive sleep apnea

M Ahmad, D Makati, S Akbar - International journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a prevalent sleep disorder as is hypertension (HTN) in the
21st century with the rising incidence of obesity. Numerous studies have shown a strong …

Prevalence and risk factors of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in a population of Delhi, India

SK Sharma, S Kumpawat, A Banga, A Goel - Chest, 2006 - Elsevier
Objective Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been recognized in the Western world as a
public health burden, but there has been no community-based study performed to assess …

Sex steroid signaling: implications for lung diseases

V Sathish, YN Martin, YS Prakash - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2015 - Elsevier
There is increasing recognition that sex hormones (estrogen, progesterone, and
testosterone) have biological and pathophysiological actions in peripheral, non-reproductive …

Sleep apnea: clinical investigations in humans

K Banno, MH Kryger - Sleep medicine, 2007 - Elsevier
Sleep apnea syndrome (SAS), a common disorder, is characterized by repetitive episodes of
cessation of breathing during sleep, resulting in hypoxemia and sleep disruption. The …

Women's sleep in health and disease

A Dzaja, S Arber, J Hislop, M Kerkhofs, C Kopp… - Journal of psychiatric …, 2005 - Elsevier
A huge amount of knowledge about sleep has accumulated during the last 5 decades
following the discovery of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Nevertheless, there are …

Gender differences in sleep apnea: the role of neck circumference

DR Dancey, PJ Hanly, C Soong, B Lee, J Shepard Jr… - Chest, 2003 - Elsevier
Study objectives: To determine whether differences in sleep apnea severity between men
and women referred to a sleep clinic are related to the differences in neck circumference …

[HTML][HTML] Gender differences in the context of obstructive sleep apnea and metabolic diseases

FO Martins, SV Conde - Frontiers in Physiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and endocrine and metabolic
disease is unequivocal. OSA, which is characterized by intermittent hypoxia and sleep …