2009
Expenditure on Health Care in Obese Women with and without Sleep Apnea
Banno K, Ramsey C, Walld R, Kryger MH. Expenditure on Health Care in Obese Women with and without Sleep Apnea. Sleep 2009, 32: 247-252. PMID: 19238812, PMCID: PMC2635589, DOI: 10.1093/sleep/32.2.247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal-weight controlsObese controlsObese womenOSAS casesWeight controlPhysician feesPhysician visitsTertiary university-based medical centerHealth servicesUniversity-based medical centerAge-matched womenEffect of obesityRetrospective observational studyTreatment of OSAOverall medical costsHealth care utilizationMore health servicesGreater financial burdenHealth care expendituresOSA casesCare utilizationSleep apneaObservational studyMedical CenterGeneral population
2002
Gender and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome, Part 1: Clinical Features
Kapsimalis F, Kryger MH. Gender and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome, Part 1: Clinical Features. Sleep 2002, 25: 409-416. PMID: 12071542, DOI: 10.1093/sleep/25.4.409.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsObstructive sleep apnea syndromeSleep apnea syndromeApnea syndromeGeneral populationPrevalence of OSASOSAS casesPolysomnography findingsMale predominanceClinical featuresClinical presentationFemale patientsClinic populationEpidemiologic studiesPathophysiologic studiesSyndromeFemalesMalesPopulationLatest studiesPatientsPrevalenceDiseaseStudyOnly malesWomenCardiovascular medication use in patients with undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnoea
Otake K, Delaive K, Walld R, Manfreda J, Kryger M. Cardiovascular medication use in patients with undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnoea. Thorax 2002, 57: 417. PMID: 11978918, PMCID: PMC1746332, DOI: 10.1136/thorax.57.5.417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMore daily dosesCardiovascular diseaseSystemic hypertensionMedication usePrescribed medicationsDaily dosesMore prescriptionsOdds ratioSleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndromeUndiagnosed obstructive sleep apnoeaObstructive sleep apnoeaCardiovascular medication useCongestive heart failureUse of medicationsGeneral population controlsOSAS casesMore medicationsSecondary preventionAngina pectorisHeart failureSleep apnoeaMedication costsSuch medicationsMyocardial infarctionOSAS diagnosis