Sex differences and sleep apnoea
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Sex differences in obstructive sleep apnoea in an elderly French population.
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) affects females and males differently, and increases in prevalence with age. The aim of the present study was to characterise clinical, anthropometric and polygraphic sex differences in a large elderly OSA population. A total of 641 subjects aged 68 yrs were examined. Measurements of fat mass, using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) and polygraphy, were obta...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.54.4.284