Gender differences in the application of anthropometric measures for evaluation of obstructive sleep apnea

This study aims to investigate anthropometric measures and their effectiveness as screening method for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in each gender. We also evaluated which measures were associated with OSA in the adult population of a large metropolita...

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Main Authors: Daniel Ninello Polesel, Karen Tieme Nozoe, Sergio Brasil Tufik, Andreia Gomes Bezerra, Maria Teresa Bechere Fernandes, Lia Bittencourt, Sergio Tufik, Monica Levy Andersen, Helena Hachul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Association of Sleep and Latin American Federation of Sleep Societies 2019-03-01
Series:Sleep Science
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Online Access:http://sleepscience.org.br/export-pdf/566/v12n1a02.pdf