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The Influence of Obesity on Different Genders in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Joint Authors
Chang, Huang-Chih
Chin, Chien-Hung
Wang, Chin-Chou
Tseng, Chia-Cheng
Lin, Hsin-Ching
Huang, Kuo-Tung
Lin, Meng-Chih
Chen, Yung-Che
Su, Mao-Chang
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-07-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Obesity is considered to be a major contributing factor to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA); however, there is limited evidence with regard to gender predominance.
We analyzed 2345 patients (339 females) in correlation with body mass index (BMI) and OSA severity.
Male AHIs were significantly higher than female AHIs in each BMI group.
As the BMI increased, the AHI increased in both males and females, and this trend was more obvious in males.
For BMI-matched male and female patients with OSA, the severity of OSA was higher in males.
As BMI increased, the severity of OSA increased more obviously in males.
Our findings suggest that increased body fat contributes to the pathogenesis of OSA more in males than in females and that obesity plays a more significant role in contributing to OSA in male patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Huang, Kuo-Tung& Chin, Chien-Hung& Tseng, Chia-Cheng& Chang, Huang-Chih& Chen, Yung-Che& Wang, Chin-Chou…[et al.]. 2014. The Influence of Obesity on Different Genders in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049798
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Huang, Kuo-Tung…[et al.]. The Influence of Obesity on Different Genders in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049798
American Medical Association (AMA)
Huang, Kuo-Tung& Chin, Chien-Hung& Tseng, Chia-Cheng& Chang, Huang-Chih& Chen, Yung-Che& Wang, Chin-Chou…[et al.]. The Influence of Obesity on Different Genders in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049798
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1049798