Sex-specific associations between daytime sleepiness, chronic diseases and mortality in obstructive sleep apnea

ObjectiveExcessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is common in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and has been linked to adverse outcomes, albeit inconsistently. Furthermore, whether the prognostic impact of EDS differs as a function of sex is unclear. We aimed to assess the associations between EDS and chroni...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Neuroscience
Main Authors:	Naima Covassin, Dongmei Lu, Erik K. St. Louis, Anwar A. Chahal, Phillip J. Schulte, Meghna P. Mansukhani, Jiang Xie, Melissa C. Lipford, Nanfang Li, Kannan Ramar, Sean M. Caples, Peter C. Gay, Eric J. Olson, Michael H. Silber, Jingen Li, Virend K. Somers
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Subjects:	sleepiness obstructive sleep apnea mortality sex differences chronic disease
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2023.1210206/full