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Thorax 1999;54:284-285; doi:10.1136/thx.54.4.284
Copyright © 1999 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd & British Thoracic Society.
Thorax 1999;54:284-285 ( April )

Editorial

Sex differences and sleep apnoea

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Although obstructive sleep apnoea is a highly prevalent disorder with major public health ramifications for both men and women, very little is known about sex differences in the pathogenesis of this disorder. Initial studies1-3 indicated that sleep apnoea was much more common in men than in women. It was originally thought that the male to female ratio for obstructive sleep apnoea was approximately 8:1.1-3 However, more recent and rigorous epidemiological studies2 4 have shown that the male to female ratio for sleep apnoea is in the range of 2:1. Young and colleagues4 reported that the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea associated with excessive daytime sleepiness in the 30-60 year old population is 4% in men and 2% in women. Gislason and coworkers2 estimated that the lower limit of the prevalence of sleep apnoea in middle aged Icelandic women was 2.5%. These studies indicate that sleep apnoea is common in women. Moreover, . . . [Full text of this article]
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