Effect of obesity on sleep apnea pathogenesis differs in women versus men: multiple mediation analyses in the retrospective SNOOzzzE cohort
Nokes B, Orr J, White S, Luu S, Chen Z, Alex R, Sands S, Wojeck B, Owens R, Malhotra A, Schmickl C. Effect of obesity on sleep apnea pathogenesis differs in women versus men: multiple mediation analyses in the retrospective SNOOzzzE cohort. Journal Of Applied Physiology 2024, 136: 1516-1525. PMID: 38660729, PMCID: PMC11368527, DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00925.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchApnea-hypopnea indexObstructive sleep apneaBody mass indexEffect of body mass indexCirculatory delayArousal thresholdAssociated with apnea-hypopnea indexObstructive sleep apnea risk factorsObstructive Sleep Apnea EndotypesIn-laboratory polysomnographyUpper airway collapseEvents per hourHigh arousal thresholdsEffect of obesityHypopnea indexOSA pathogenesisSleep apneaConsecutive adultsSleep clinicEndotypic traitsAirway collapseMass indexPathogenesis differencesRisk factorsPolysomnography signals