Sex differences in the associations of obstructive sleep apnoea with epidemiological factors.

ABSTRACT: Despite the well-known male predominance in the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), sex differences in the associations between OSA and a comprehensive range of epidemiological factors remain less clear.We examined the prevalence of self-reported OSA in 143 326 females (age 48-93 years) from the Nurses' Health Study (NHS) and NHS-II and 22 896 males from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (age 65-101 years) in 2012-2013. Multivariable logistic regression was used to estimate the sex-specific prevalence odds ratios (pOR) and 95% confidence intervals of OSA by demographic, anthropometric, lifestyle and comorbidity factors.The overall prevalence of self-reported OSA was 6.4% in females and 13.8% in males. After mutual adjustment, the associations of OSA with physical inactivit

SUBMITTER: Huang T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6110385 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature