https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/510219
標題: | Sex differences in anthropometric and cephalometric characteristics in the severity of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome | 作者: | Tsai H.-H. Ho C.-Y. PEI-LIN LEE CHING-TING TAN |
公開日期: | 2009 | 卷: | 135 | 期: | 2 | 起(迄)頁: | 155-164 | 來源出版物: | American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | 摘要: | Introduction: Craniofacial anatomic abnormalities related to structural narrowing of the upper airway have been reported in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). The purpose of this study was to test whether there are sex differences in the relative contributions of specific anthropometric and cephalometric measurements of OSAS severity. Methods: The subjects were Taiwanese patients who visited the Ear, Nose, and Throat Department of National Taiwan University Hospital with complaints of snoring or sleep apnea. The anthropometric, cephalometric, and overnight polysomnographic records of 109 subjects were evaluated. Results: There are obvious sex differences in the craniofacial skeletal characteristics that contribute to OSAS severity. Male patients with the following risk factors are likely to have more severe type OSAS: increased neck size, inferiorly positioned hyoid bone, and greater anterior lower facial height. The risk factors related to the severity of OSAS in female patients include smaller posterior facial height and anteriorly positioned hyoid bone. Conclusions: To evaluate OSAS severity, different anthropometric and cephalometric measurements should be used for men and women. The craniofacial skeletal characteristics that contribute to OSAS severity were in the anterior lower portion of the profile in men and in the posterior portion of the profile in women. ? 2009 American Association of Orthodontists. |
URI: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-59349085785&doi=10.1016%2fj.ajodo.2008.10.001&partnerID=40&md5=4291deb458bd12b81ce7910e2a99a7a2 https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/510219 |
ISSN: | 0889-5406 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.ajodo.2008.10.001 | SDG/關鍵字: | adult; age; anthropometry; article; body mass; breathing; cephalometry; classification; comparative study; disease course; female; human; hyoid bone; male; mandible; neck; pathology; polysomnography; risk factor; sexual development; sleep apnea syndrome; snoring; Taiwan; tooth occlusion; Adult; Age Factors; Anthropometry; Body Mass Index; Cephalometry; Dental Occlusion, Centric; Disease Progression; Female; Humans; Hyoid Bone; Male; Mandible; Neck; Polysomnography; Respiration; Risk Factors; Sex Characteristics; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive; Snoring; Taiwan; Vertical Dimension |
顯示於: | 醫學系 |
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