Abstract
Received November 30, 2011 Revised January 4, 2012 Accepted January 6, 2012 Address for correspondence Seung Ju Lee, MD Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Eulji University, 14 Hangeulbiseok-gil, Nowon-gu, Seoul 139-872, Korea Tel +82-2-970-8276 Fax +82-2-970-8275 E-mail entdoc@eulji.ac.kr Background and ObjectivesZZThe aim of this study was to investigate the influence of gender on the polysomnographic differences between men and women with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Subjects and MethodZZA retrospective review was performed of 110 patients who snore (91 males, 19 females) and were suspected of OSA. Polysomnography was performed for each patient. Gender comparison of polysomnographic parameters were made by performing MannWhitney U-tests. ResultsZZOSA was observed about five times more often in men than in women. Women were significantly older but were not heavier than men. Sleep structure showed no significant differences between men and women except that stage 1 sleep was observed more in men and stage 2 sleep more in women, respectively. The apnea hypopnea index (AHI) and non-rapid eye movement sleep were higher in men, but rapid eye movement sleep AHI in women was not different to men. The total and respiratory arousal indices (AI) and oxygen desaturation index (ODI) were higher in men than in women. ConclusionZZThe fact that more stage 1 sleep and the greater AHI, AI and ODI were found in men suggest that sleep quality may be worse in men than in women patients. Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg 2012;55:90-4
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