ReviewThe Yale journal of biology and medicine2021
Gender Issues in Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
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41 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- 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 · 2025Pooled it
- Fabry disease and sleep disorders: a systematic review.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of lemborexant on insomnia severity, morning alertness, and cognition in participants with insomnia disorder and mild obstructive sleep apnea.Sleep medicine: X · 2026Article
- Sleep Disruption in the Menopausal Transition and Postmenopause: A Narrative Review.Obstetrics and gynecology · 2026Article
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome and Overactive Bladder: Expanding the Perspective to Women-A Narrative Review.Current urology reports · 2026Review
- Sleep Duration and Mortality in Women: Effect of Aging and Menopause.Sleep medicine clinics · 2026Review
- Gender differences in the psychosocial and functional impact of obstructive sleep apnea: findings from the SHINE patient survey.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2026Article
- Quantitative and morphological analyses reveal microglia-specific neuroinflammation in brain regions linked to cognitive function in ovariectomized and chronic intermittent hypoxia-exposed female rats.Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2026Article
- Linking sleep apnea and arthritis in the National Alzheimer Coordinating Center Cohort: A cross-sectional analysis.Medicine · 2026Article
- Suspected pediatric sleep disordered breathing - when do we perform polysomnography?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 · 2026Article
- Polysomnographic characteristics of excessive daytime sleepiness in postmenopausal women with obstructive sleep apnea.Frontiers in sleep · 2026Article
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- Sleep Stage Monitoring in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) Using a Digital Health Application Programming Interface (API).Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Genome-wide analysis in over 1.6 million participants uncovers 147 loci associated with obstructive sleep apnoea.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Exploring the treatment journey of obstructive sleep apnoea: a scoping review on the perspectives of Chinese patients.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Review
- Sex Differences in Predictors of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Risk Among Young Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study in Colombian University Students.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Associations between home gardening and obstructive sleep apnoea: role of behavioural factors in the COMmunity-based Behaviour and Attitude Study in Tuvalu (COMBAT).Journal of global health · 2025Article
- Greenspace proximity in relation to sleep health among a racially and ethnically diverse cohort of US women.Environmental research · 2025Article
- Female predominance in nocturnal hypoxemia among elderly OSAS patients: hemoglobin mediates sex-specific hypoxic burden in Chinese cohorts.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Sleep disorders in rheumatoid arthritis: Incidence, risk factors and association with dementia.Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism · 2025Article
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Abstract
Obstructive sleep apnea has historically been considered a male disease. Although most studies have shown male predominance, obstructive sleep apnea is highly prevalent in women, increasing with age and varying with physiologic status among other factors. Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with significant symptoms and health consequences in women yet remains underdiagnosed in women in part due to differences in presenting symptoms, differences in polysomnographic findings, and/or sociocultural factors. This review will discuss the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic findings, and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, focusing on sex and gender differences.
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