ReviewLife (Basel, Switzerland)2022
A Narrative Review of Sex and Gender Differences in Sleep Disordered Breathing: Gaps and Opportunities.
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- Environmental, social, and health burdens in relation to sleep-disordered breathing among patients of community-based health center clinics in the United States.Sleep medicine · 2026Article
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- [Analysis of Respiratory Variables During Sleep in a Sample of Women in Perimenopause: a retrospective cross-sectional study]Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Medicas (Cordoba, Argentina) · 2025Article
- Environmental, Social, and Health Burdens in relation to Sleep-Disordered Breathing among Patients of Community-Based Health Centers in the United States.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Prevalence and associations of self-reported sleep problems in a large sample of patients with Parkinson's disease.Journal of sleep research · 2025Article
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in women: gender in sleep respiratory medicine is a first step towards personalized medicine.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2025Review
- Neuro-Ophthalmological Disorders Associated with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Sex differences in endocrine, metabolic and psychological disturbance in obese patients with OSA.Biology of sex differences · 2025Article
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Overweight and Obese Children: Factors Influencing Quality of Life.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2025Article
- Physical Activity Level and Sleep Quality in Community-Dwelling Older Adults. A Cross-Sectional Study.Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2025Article
- Novel digital markers of sleep dynamics: causal inference approach revealing age and gender phenotypes in obstructive sleep apnea.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Association between visceral adiposity index and sleep disorders among the U.S. adults: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Mask side-effects are related to gender in long-term CPAP: results from the InterfaceVent real-life study.Respiratory research · 2024Observational
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- Approach the Patient With Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Obesity.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2024Article
- The Appropriateness of Medical Devices Is Strongly Influenced by Sex and Gender.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Sex-specific dementia risk in known or suspected obstructive sleep apnea: a 10-year longitudinal population-based study.Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society · 2024Article
- Gender medicine and sleep disorders: from basic science to clinical research.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Review
- Evaluation of Sleep Quality and Related Factors in Community-Dwelling Adults: Ardakan Cohort Study on Aging (ACSA).Journal of research in health sciences · 2023Article
- Association between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Chronic Kidney Disease According to Sex, Long Working Hours: The Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2019-2020).Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionSleep disordered breathing (SDB) is a common condition, associated with multiple comorbidities including cardiovascular and metabolic disease. It has been previously established that SDB is more prevalent in men than women, shifting the literature's focus away from the latter population. As such, underdiagnosis, and thus undertreatment, of SDB in women exists.
methodsTo establish the differences in prevalence, clinical presentation, and pathophysiology of SDB between the two sexes, a narrative review of the current literature was performed.
resultsRates of SDB are higher among men, likely driven by differences in symptom presentation between men and women, with women presenting with more "atypical" symptoms, and lack of sensitivity in SDB screening tools to detect SDB in women. In addition to the cardiovascular risks of SDB, women with SDB may have worse quality of life, higher prevalence of insomnia, and respiratory issues. DISCUSSION: More research is needed to better define the unique pathophysiology and clinical presentation of SDB in women. In addition, an increased awareness among health care providers and the lay public of the SDB-specific sex and gender differences will serve to minimize disparities in identification and treatment of SDB in women.
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