Rapid Eye Movement-Related Sleep-Disordered Breathing Influence of Age and Gender
Koo BB, Patel SR, Strohl K, Hoffstein V. Rapid Eye Movement-Related Sleep-Disordered Breathing Influence of Age and Gender. CHEST Journal 2008, 134: 1156-1161. PMID: 18812455, PMCID: PMC7448537, DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-1311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNREM AHIApnea-hypopnea indexSleep-disordered breathingREM apnea-hypopnea indexBody mass indexSDB prevalenceRapid eye movement (REM) sleepFace of obesityUniversity Sleep LaboratoryEye movement sleepRapid eye movementAge-dependent riseAge-related decreaseMass indexFemale sexBMI increaseMovement sleepRisk factorsFemale hormonesNREM sleepSleep laboratoryPrevalence decreasesBreathing influencesYoung womenWomen