Female predominance in nocturnal hypoxemia among elderly OSAS patients: hemoglobin mediates sex-specific hypoxic burden in Chinese cohorts

Female predominance in nocturnal hypoxemia among elderly OSAS patients: hemoglobin mediates sex-specific hypoxic burden in Chinese cohorts

Abstract Objectives To explore the clinical characteristics and sex differences in relevant indicators of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in elderly patients. Methods A total of 1290 elderly patients diagnosed with OSAS by polysomnography (PSG) from 2015 to 2017 were consecutively collected...

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Main Authors: Libo Zhao, Wei Zhang, Yinghui Gao, Weimeng Cai, Zhe Zhao, Dong Rui, Zuo Zhang, Junling Lin, Li Fan, Cong Ma, Lin Liu, Kailiang Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-08-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
OSAS
Elderly
Sex
Hypoxemia
Polysomnography
Interaction
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-06281-1
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