Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Women: Specific Issues and Interventions

Table 1

Estimated population prevalence of OSA.

Study	Mild OSA (AHI ≥ 5/h)		Moderate-to-severe OSA (AHI ≥ 15/h)
	Males	Females	Males	Females
Young et al. [2]	24%	9%	9%	4%
Redline et al. [21]	—	—	26%	13%
Bixler et al. [22, 23]	17%	—	7%	2%
Durán et al. [24]	26.2%	28%	14%	7%
Peppard et al. [25]	—	—	13.5%	6%
Franklin et al. [5]	—	50%	—	26%
Heinzer et al. [26]	34%	38%	49.7%	23.4%

Respiratory disturbance index (RDI) rather than AHI given.
Women aged 20–70 years.
Updated scoring criteria (AASM 2012) used.