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Article: Sleep Apnea Symptoms Differ in Women vs. Men.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
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- Family Practice News
- Article date:
- June 15, 2000
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TORONTO - Sleep apnea in women may be different from that in men.
An analysis of questionnaire responses from more than 2,700 patients seen at a sleep laboratory showed that men were more likely to have traditional apnea symptoms, such as snoring, while women were more likely to report sleep disturbances, longer sleep latency, and greater difficulty sleeping, Jessica J. Runyon reported at the annual American Lung Association/American Thoracic Society International Conference.
She and her associates studied 1,822 men and 975 women who were referred to the Sleep Center at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Each patient was given three ...