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The influence of gender on symptoms associated with obstructive sleep apnea

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Title
The influence of gender on symptoms associated with obstructive sleep apnea
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Sleep and Breathing, February 2018
DOI 10.1007/s11325-017-1612-4
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Carlos Alberto Nigro, Eduardo Dibur, Eduardo Borsini, Silvana Malnis, Glenda Ernst, Ignacio Bledel, Sergio González, Anabella Arce, Facundo Nogueira

Abstract

It has been reported that the clinical expression of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may differ in women and men. The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of gender on reported OSA-related symptoms in a large clinical population of patients. The database from the sleep laboratory of a tertiary care center was examined. Adult patients who had undergone a diagnostic polysomnography and completed the Berlin questionnaire, a sleep questionnaire, and the Epworth sleepiness scale were selected. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the relationship between OSA-associated symptoms and different potential explanatory variables. The study sample included 1084 patients, median age was 53 years, 46.5% (504) were women, 72.7% (788) had OSA (apnea/hypopnea index ≥ 5), and 31.2% were obese. After adjusting for age, body mass index, and apnea/hypopnea index, men were more likely to report snoring (OR 4.06, p < 0.001), habitual or loud snoring (OR 2.34, p < 0.001; 2.14, p < 0.001, respectively) and apneas (OR 2.44, p < 0.001), than women. After controlling for multiple variables, female gender was an independent predictive factor for reported tiredness (OR 0.57, p 0.001), sleep onset insomnia (OR 0.59, p 0.0035), and morning headaches (OR 0.32, p < 0.001). Reports of excessive daytime sleepiness, nocturia, midnight insomnia, and subjective cognitive complaints were not significantly associated with gender. Women with OSA were more likely to report tiredness, initial insomnia, and morning headaches, and less likely to complain of typical OSA symptoms (snoring, apneas) than men.

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Unknown 63 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 8 13%
Student > Ph. D. Student 6 10%
Student > Postgraduate 5 8%
Student > Bachelor 5 8%
Researcher 5 8%
Other 13 21%
Unknown 21 33%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 25 40%
Nursing and Health Professions 5 8%
Psychology 3 5%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 3%
Unspecified 1 2%
Other 5 8%
Unknown 22 35%
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