Sleep Apnea Often Goes Undetected in Women. That’s Starting to Change

The Lancet Respiratory Medicine analysis projects nearly 77 million US adults aged 30 to 69 will have OSA by 2050 projection of OSA prevalence among US adults aged 30–69 by 2050.

Estimates a 65 percent relative increase in OSA prevalence among women and a 19 percent relative increase among men by 2050 relative increase in prevalence among women vs men in the projection.

ResMed supported the analysis referenced in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine support for the analysis noted in the article.

Carlos Nunez said over a billion people worldwide have sleep apnea and in some countries up to 90 percent are undiagnosed global diagnosis estimates cited by ResMed's chief medical officer.

US health survey analysis found postmenopausal women were about 57 percent more likely to report sleep apnea symptoms than premenopausal women after adjusting for body weight survey finding comparing postmenopausal and premenopausal women.