Abstract

 

Objective: There are limited data about the effect of gender on the tension and rate pressure product (RPP) in patients with OSAS. The aim of the present study was to explore the effect of gender on hypertension (HT) and RPP in patients with OSAS.

Methods: A diagnostic polysomnography was performed in all patients for overnight. OSAS diagnosed patients were included in this study. Sleep stages and respiratory events were manually scored. According to the findings of polysomnography, the effect of gender on tension in patients with OSAS was statistically analyzed.

Results: Three hundred fourty seven patients consisting of 280 males and 67 females with OSAS were included in the present study. The mean age was 50±15 years in females and 48±12 years in males. The body mass index (BMI) was 28±6 kg/m2 in females and 28±5 kg/m2 in males. There was a positive correlation between the apnea/hypopnea index (AHI) with max systolic blood pressure (SBP) and RPP (p