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Sex differences in obstructive sleep apnea phenotypes, the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis.
Sleep - 12 May 2020
Won Christine H J, Reid Michelle, Sofer Tamar, Azarbarzin Ali, Purcell Shaun, White David, Wellman Andrew, Sands Scott, Redline Susan
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STUDY OBJECTIVES: The bases for sex disparities in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), is poorly understood. We quantified the influences of event definitions, sleep-state, and body position on apnea-hypopnea indices (AHIs) in men and women, and evaluated sex differences in pathophysiological endotypes. METHODS: Polysomnography (PSG) data were analyzed from 2057 participants from the multi-ethnic study of...
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