In 2007 Wayne State University researchers studied 102 menopausal women overnight in a sleep lab and found that more than half
showed signs of sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, or both.
Not exact matches
«Our findings
show that a substantial proportion
of hypertensive pregnant women have obstructive
sleep apnea and that habitual snoring may be one
of the most telling
signs to identify this risk early in order to improve health outcomes.»
In a landmark 2007 study, they performed tonsillectomies on 26 kids with OSA who
showed signs of vascular dysfunction; after the operations cured their
sleep apnea, arterial tissue returned to normal in 20
of the patients.