ReviewMedical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre2021
Evaluation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Female Patients in Primary Care: Time for Improvement?
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- Consumer personas for CPAP purchasing in older adults with obstructive sleep apnea: a hospital database study.Future science OA · 2025Article
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- Sex differences in cardiac transcriptomic response to neonatal sleep apnea.Physiological reports · 2024Article
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- The impact of fibromyalgia syndrome on obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in terms of pain threshold, daytime symptoms, anxiety, depression, disease severity, and sleep quality: a polysomnographic study.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2023Article
- Correlations between Morphology, the Functional Properties of Upper Airways, and the Severity of Sleep Apnea.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has historically been regarded as a male disease. However, there are a number of significant gender-related differences in the symptoms, diagnosis, and consequences of OSA, which seems to be more severe in male than in female patients, although this sex difference decreases with increasing age. Female patients with OSA tend to present nonspecific symptoms, such as insomnia, depressive symptoms, fatigue, morning headache, and nightmares, often resulting in underdiagnosis and undertreatment compared to male patients. Understanding these differences in women is essential for early identification and referral of patients for diagnosis and treatment of OSA.
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