A Narrative Review of Sex and Gender Differences in Sleep Disordered Breathing: Gaps and Opportunities
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Gender Differences in Clinical Presentation
4. Gender Differences in Diagnostic Prediction of SDB Using Questionnaires
5. Sex Differences in Anthropometrics, Phenotype, and Pathophysiologic Mechanisms
6. Sex Differences in Polysomnographic Characteristics
7. Differences in the Association of SDB with Cardiovascular Outcomes
8. SDB in Women during Specific Life Stages
9. Treatment of SDB
10. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Bublitz, M.; Adra, N.; Hijazi, L.; Shaib, F.; Attarian, H.; Bourjeily, G. A Narrative Review of Sex and Gender Differences in Sleep Disordered Breathing: Gaps and Opportunities. Life 2022, 12, 2003. https://doi.org/10.3390/life12122003
Bublitz M, Adra N, Hijazi L, Shaib F, Attarian H, Bourjeily G. A Narrative Review of Sex and Gender Differences in Sleep Disordered Breathing: Gaps and Opportunities. Life. 2022; 12(12):2003. https://doi.org/10.3390/life12122003
Chicago/Turabian StyleBublitz, Margaret, Nour Adra, Leen Hijazi, Fidaa Shaib, Hrayr Attarian, and Ghada Bourjeily. 2022. "A Narrative Review of Sex and Gender Differences in Sleep Disordered Breathing: Gaps and Opportunities" Life 12, no. 12: 2003. https://doi.org/10.3390/life12122003