Gender differences in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a pilot study.

Purpose: OSAS is a syndrome that often presents clinically differently between men and women. The aim of this study was to assess the clinical presentation, nocturnal home sleep cardiorespiratory monitoring and therapeutic adherence to CPAP in both sexes to identify the most frequent patterns.

Methods: Data from the first visit, the nocturnal home sleep cardiorespiratory monitoring and follow-up visit of 74 OSA patients were collected.