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ReviewEuropean respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society2019

Sex differences in obstructive sleep apnoea.

Maria R Bonsignore, Tarja Saaresranta, Renata L Riha

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In one paragraph

Review in European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06331819 (Clinical Association Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea), which is not on this map. Cited by 176 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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176citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06331819 recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Clinical Association Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and Facial Pigmentation, and the Relation Between OSA and Vasovagal Symptoms With Resulting Smoking Tendency and the Effect of Treatment in Patients Referred for Sleep Study.

TypeobservationalSponsorJordan Collaborating Cardiology GroupRan2024 to 2026Enrolled200ConditionsObstructive Sleep Apnea, Vasovagal Syncope, Smoking, Acanthosis NigricansArmsIn-lab polysomnography, Continuous positive airway pressure, Home sleep study device
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

176 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 287 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Systematic review of changes in extracellular vesicles associated with obstructive sleep apnoea: implications for diagnosis and treatment.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2025
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  9. The effect of gender on clinical characteristics and diagnostic process of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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  14. A gradual and sustainable approach to diagnosing sleep and circadian disturbances in dementia.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026
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116 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Maria R BonsignorePROMISE Dept, UOC of Pneumology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4875-7796
Tarja SaaresrantaDivision of Medicine, Dept of Pulmonary Diseases, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.
Renata L RihaDept of Sleep Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK rriha1@exseed.ed.ac.uk.
Edinburgh Royal Infirmary · GBIstituto di Biomedicina e di Immunologia Molecolare Alberto Monroy · ITUniversity of Turku · FI

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS) have long been considered predominantly male-related conditions. The clinical presentation of sleep disordered breathing in females differs from males and can vary with age and physiological status,

Indexed as

FemaleHumansMaleRisk FactorsSex FactorsSleep Apnea, Obstructive

Identifiers

PMID31694839
PMCPMC9488655
OpenAlexW2984216544

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