0697 Gender Bias with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Scoring Criteria when Diagnosing Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Introduction Women with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have less hypoxemia during sleep and a lower apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) when compared to men. Therefore, symptomatic women may be less likely than men to meet the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) criteria for the diagnosis of OSA....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Sleep (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2019-04, Vol.42 (Supplement_1), p.A279-A280
Hauptverfasser:	Khalid, Faiza, Ayache, Mirna, Auckley, Dennis
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Bias Body mass index Gender Hypoxemia Medicaid Medicare Sleep apnea
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