Female sex hormones and symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea in European women of a population-based cohort.

Erla S SigurðardóttirThorarinn GislasonBryndis BenediktsdottirSteinar HustadPayam DadvandPascal DemolyKarl A FranklinJoachim HeinrichMathias HolmDiana A van der PlaatRain JõgiBenedicte LeynaertEva LindbergJesus Martinez-MoratallaLeire Sainz De AjaGiancarlo PesceIsabelle PinChantal RaherisonAntonio Pereira-VegaFrancisco Gómez Real Kai Triebner

Published in: PloS one (2022)

Middle-aged women with low serum estrogen and progesterone levels are more likely to snore and report symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea.

Keyphrases

obstructive sleep apnea
middle aged
positive airway pressure
estrogen receptor
polycystic ovary syndrome
sleep quality
sleep apnea
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
pregnant women
depressive symptoms
insulin resistance
skeletal muscle