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Predictors of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea: identification of sex differences.
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- Sex differences in sleep architecture and nocturnal oxygenation across obstructive sleep apnea severity: an observational hospital-based study.Biology of sex differences · 2026Observational
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in women: gender in sleep respiratory medicine is a first step towards personalized medicine.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2025Review
- Home Sleep Apnoea Testing: Advances, Challenges and Considerations in Heart Failure.Cardiac failure review · 2025Review
- Sex-specific associations between daytime sleepiness, chronic diseases and mortality in obstructive sleep apnea.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
- Snoring Index and Neck Circumference as Predictors of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Influence of nocturnal insomnia symptoms on obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis in a clinical referral cohort.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2022Article
- Predictive Factors for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Diagnosis in Bariatric Surgery Candidates with or Without Chronic Insomnia Complaints.Obesity surgery · 2022Article
- Prevalence and factors correlated with hypertension secondary from obstructive sleep apnea.Multidisciplinary respiratory medicine · 2021Article
- Evaluation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Female Patients in Primary Care: Time for Improvement?Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre · 2021Review
- Gender and Polysomnographic Profiles Findings in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Patients Living in High Altitude.Nature and science of sleep · 2021Article
- Effect of mean apnea-hypopnea duration in patients with obstructive sleep apnea on clinical and polysomnography parameter.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2020Article
- Neck Circumference Is Associated With Poor Outcome in Patients With Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Article
- Neck circumference is associated with hyperuricemia: a cross-sectional study.Clinical rheumatology · 2019Article
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Abstract
purposeHome sleep apnea tests are recommended only for patients at high risk of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA, apnea-hypopnea index [AHI] ≥ 15/h). We evaluated 14 factors known to be associated with OSA and identified sex differences in predictors of moderate to severe OSA.
methodsRetrospective analysis was done on 545 subjects who completed sleep questionnaires and underwent diagnostic polysomnogram at a tertiary sleep center. Univariate and multivariate analysis was conducted separately in males and females to determine which variables were independent predictors of moderate to severe OSA.
resultsOverall, physical traits were stronger predictors in both males and females. For each sex, only 3 variables were found to be independently predictive of moderate to severe OSA. In order of predictive strength, this included body mass index (BMI) ≥ 38 kg/m
conclusionsIn a subject population referred for sleep evaluation at a tertiary care center only a few variables are independently predictive of moderate to severe OSA, and these variables differed between males and females. Only BMI, NC, and a high ESS were independently predictive of moderate to severe OSA in males, whereas age, NC, and morning headaches were independently predictive in females.
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