Female sex hormones and symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea in European women of a population-based cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea is higher in women after menopause. This is suggested to be a result of an altered sex hormone balance but has so far not been confirmed in a population-based study.

Objective

To investigate whether serum concentration of estrogens and progesterone are associated with the prevalence of sleep apnea symptoms in middle-aged women of the general population.

Methods

We analyzed data from 774 women (40-67 years) from 15 study centers in seven countries participating in the second follow-up of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (2010-2012). Multiple logistic regression models were fitted with self-reported symptoms of sleep apnea as outcomes and serum concentrations of various estrogens and progesterone as pr

SUBMITTER: Sigurðardottir ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9216532 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature