Impact of gender and hormonal status on the prevalence and comorbidities of sleep-disordered breathing

Conclusion: The prevalence of SDB in this population-based cohort was high, particularly in men and post-M women. SDB was associated with hypertension and depression exclusively in women, with diabetes in men only, and with metabolic syndrome in both genders.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 6, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Heinzer, R., Marti-Soler, H., Marques-Vidal, P., Vollenweider, P., Waeber, G., Preisig, M., Haba-Rubio, J. Tags: Epidemiology Source Type: research