Open AccessSex Differences in Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis
Author(s) -
Jae Rim Kim,
Pamela Song,
Eun Yeon Joo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of clinical neurology/the journal of clinical neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.208
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 2005-5013
pISSN - 1738-6586
DOI - 10.3988/jcn.2021.17.2.283
Subject(s) - bioelectrical impedance analysis , medicine , obstructive sleep apnea , polysomnography , body mass index , obesity , apnea , body fat percentage , cardiology , neurology , physical therapy , psychiatry
Obesity is known of one of the risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Although body mass index (BMI) can be an indicator for obesity, it does not represent the actual body composition of fat or muscle. We hypothesized that bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) can help analyze the fat and muscle distributions in males and females with OSA.