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Snoring was considered as a problem limited to male. This study was performed to evaluate the possible differences between female and male patients who have snoring problems. A polysomnography was performed at the Asan Medical Center from Jan.1989 to May.2003 on 145 female and 1065male patients who had complained of snoring at the Asan Medical Center. Multivariate model techniques were used. For female patients, RDI was correlated with BMI (correlation coefficient [r]= 0.342, p<0.001). In male patients, RDI was correlated with BMI (r=0.332, p<0.001) as well. In female patients, there was a significant correlation between age and RDI (r=0.355, p<0.001) In male patients, the correlation was not significant between age and RDI (r=-0.010, p=0.745). In conclusion, both male and female snoring patients have more severe apnea with obesity. In female patients, apnea is more severe with aging but in male patients, there was no correlation between apnea and age.
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