Sleep Apnea

Women Have Lesser Incidence of Breathing Disorders Due to Consistent Upper Airway Flow

Published in Women's Health Weekly, August 3rd, 2000

A recent study determined that although women have smaller upper airway passages than men, they are less likely to experience breathing disorders because of increased pharyngeal dilator muscle activity.

According to researchers in New Haven, Connecticut, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is more common in men than women, despite the fact that more women are at risk for obesity and have greater total body fat than men. Since obesity is a primary risk factor for OSA, V. Mohsenin et al. theorized that there must be another cause for the condition. To assess differences between males and females with sleep-related breathing disorders (SBD), the researchers designed a study of...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2000-08-03)

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