The Influence of Obesity on Different Genders in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Obesity is considered to be a major contributing factor to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA); however, there is limited evidence with regard to gender predominance. We analyzed 2345 patients (339 females) in correlation with body mass index (BMI) and OSA severity. Male AHIs were significantly higher tha...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kuo-Tung Huang, Chien-Hung Chin, Chia-Cheng Tseng, Huang-Chih Chang, Yung-Che Chen, Chin-Chou Wang, Meng-Chih Lin, Hsin-Ching Lin, Mao-Chang Su
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/487215