oxygen desaturation
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Sex differences in cardiorespiratory control under hypoxia - Frontiers frontiersin.org Jan 30, 2025 8 facts
claimSome scientific studies indicate that oxygen desaturation diverges between sexes over time, although this finding is not consistent across all research.
claimAn interaction between sex and time was observed only for oxygen desaturation.
claimBotek et al. (21) observed that males exhibited relatively higher cardiac sympathetic responses compared to females under short-term severe hypoxia with similar oxygen desaturation levels.
claimRubens Fazan Jr served as the editor for the article "Sex differences in cardiorespiratory control under hypoxia: the roles of oxygen desaturation and hypoxic exposure time," while Jui-Lin Fan and Sascha Treskatsch served as reviewers.
claimThe article "Sex differences in cardiorespiratory control under hypoxia: the roles of oxygen desaturation and hypoxic exposure time" was received by the journal on July 31, 2024, and accepted for publication on January 16, 2025.
referenceThe article titled 'Sex differences in cardiorespiratory control under hypoxia: the roles of oxygen desaturation and hypoxic exposure time' was published in the journal Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine on January 31, 2025.
claimSome studies indicate that under hypoxic conditions, females exhibit higher heart rates and sympathetic activity compared to males, despite similar levels of oxygen desaturation.
claimIn the study, females were observed to counterbalance hypoxia primarily through systemic circulatory adjustments, which preserved oxygen saturation, while males relied on both circulatory and ventilatory adjustments but experienced greater oxygen desaturation.
Extent and Health Consequences of Chronic Sleep Loss and ... - NCBI ncbi.nlm.nih.gov 1 fact
referenceTaasan, Block, Boysen, and Wynne found that alcohol increases sleep apnea and oxygen desaturation in asymptomatic men, as published in the American Journal of Medicine in 1981.
Sex differences in cardiorespiratory control under hypoxia - PMC pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Jan 31, 2025 1 fact
claimMales tend to experience greater oxygen desaturation under hypoxia compared to females.