Sex-Specific Difference in the Effect of Altitude on Sleep and Nocturnal Breathing in Young Healthy Volunteers

Sex-Specific Difference in the Effect of Altitude on Sleep and Nocturnal Breathing in Young Healthy Volunteers

Importance: To date, there is no established evidence of sex-specific differences in altitude-induced sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) during polysomnography-confirmed sleep. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate whether differences in sex play a pivotal role in incidences of SDB and a...

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Main Authors: Taomei Li, Lu Tan, Michael Furian, Yanyan Zhang, Lian Luo, Fei Lei, Xiaofang Xue, Jiaming He, Xiangdong Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
sleep-disordered breathing
altitude
sex differences
apnea–hypopnea index
acute mountain sickness
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/10/2869

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