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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Sleep Med Rev. 2008 Oct 31;12(6):481–496. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2007.11.003

Summary Table II.

Pathophysiology

Sleep Architecture: longer
Sleep latencies: increased slow wave sleep and fewer arousals
Obesity
 Female- 34%
 Male- 28%
Clinical correlates
 Female- waist circumference, neck circumference, BMI
 Male- waist circumference, neck circumference, BMI, Mallampati