Diferencias sexuales en la apnea obstructiva del sueño: un estudio poblacional del noreste de Alemania

Kora Steinmetz1, Markus Krüger2, Anne Obst3

  • 1Department of Prosthodontics, Gerodontology and Biomaterials, University Medicine Greifswald, 17489, Greifswald, Germany. s-kostei@uni-greifswald.de.

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Resumen

La apnea obstructiva del sueño (SAOS) muestra diferencias específicas de sexo en la distribución de las etapas del sueño. Las mujeres con SAOS experimentan un índice de apnea-hipopnea (IAH) más alto durante el sueño REM, lo que sugiere que el IAH REM es crucial para el diagnóstico, especialmente en mujeres.

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