ArticleNature and science of sleep2020
Gender Differences in the Clinical and Polysomnographic Characteristics Among Australian Aboriginal Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
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- Sleep disorders among Aboriginal Australians with Machado-Joseph Disease: Quantitative results from a multiple methods study to assess the experience of people living with the disease and their caregivers.Neurobiology of sleep and circadian rhythms · 2022Article
- Sleep health and its implications in First Nation Australians: A systematic review.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2022Review
- Obesity, Sex, Snoring and Severity of OSA in a First Nation Community in Saskatchewan, Canada.Clocks & sleep · 2022Article
- Sex differences in pulmonary function parameters among Indigenous Australians with and without chronic airway disease.PloS one · 2022Article
- Differences in the Spirometry Parameters Between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Patients with COPD: A Matched Control Study.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2022Article
- The Top End Sleepiness Scale (TESS): A New Tool to Assess Subjective Daytime Sleepiness Among Indigenous Australian Adults.Nature and science of sleep · 2021Article
- Positional Sleep Apnea Among Regional and Remote Australian Population and Simulated Positional Treatment Effects.Nature and science of sleep · 2020Article
- The Effects of Inhaled Airway Directed Pharmacotherapy on Decline in Lung Function Parameters Among Indigenous Australian Adults With and Without Underlying Airway Disease.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseArticle
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Abstract
backgroundIn this study, we assessed the clinical and polysomnographic (PSG) characteristics according to gender among Australian Aboriginal men and woman diagnosed to have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
methodsIn this retrospective study, all adult Aboriginal patients over 18 years of age diagnosed to have OSA with an apnea hypopnea index (AHI) > 5/hour over a 5 year period were included.
resultsOf the 337 patients (168 females and 169 males), who underwent a diagnostic PSG, 297 (88%) were diagnosed to have OSA (AHI) >5/hour), 154/297 males (52%) and 143/297 females (48%). Amongst male and female patients with OSA, 63% and 37% were in the severe spectrum (AHI>30/hour). The male cohort had higher stage N1 NREM sleep (
conclusionThis study highlights some important differences in the way sleep apnea manifests in Australian Aboriginal males and females and further studies are warranted to explore avenues to look for a physiological basis for these observations and targeted interventions.
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