Sex Differences in Obstructive Patterns on Drug‐Induced Sleep Endoscopy
This study demonstrates that a lower proportion of females have complete oropharyngeal lateral wall collapse even when controlling for BMI and AHI. Additional studies are needed to better understand the differences in OSA physiology between the sexes.
Authors
- Tania Benjamin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4818-7401)
- Megan L. Durr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1084-8702)
- Jolie L. Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0778-1044)
- Tiffany Husman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0230-0878)
Institutions
- San Francisco VA Medical Center (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Otolaryngology
- Published
- 2024-10-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ohn.999
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.65
Funders
- Mount Zion Health Fund
- University of California, San Francisco