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Sex-specific associations between erythrocyte measures and obstructive sleep apnea
Author(s) -
Taomei Li,
Naima Covassin,
Lu Tan,
Rong Ren,
Ye Zhang,
Fei Lei,
Linghui Yang,
Junying Zhou,
Hongqiang Sun,
Virend K. Somers,
Xiangdong Tang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of clinical sleep medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1550-9397
pISSN - 1550-9389
DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.8398
Subject(s) - sleep medicine , medicine , china , traditional chinese medicine , family medicine , psychiatry , alternative medicine , sleep disorder , pathology , history , cognition , archaeology
Hypoxemic effects of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have been implicated in changes in erythropoiesis and hence erythrocyte measures. Sex differences are evident in both OSA and erythropoiesis. Whether sex modulates the relationship between severity of OSA and erythrocyte measures has not previously been studied.

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