Journal of Sleep Disorders: Treatment and CareISSN: 2325-9639

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Research Article, J Sleep Disor Treat Care Vol: 2 Issue: 3

Added Value of a Mandible Movement Automated Analysis in the Screening of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Is there a Gender Influence?

Gisèle Maury1*, Laurent Cambron2, Jacques Jamart3, Eric Marchand1, Frédéric Senny4 and Robert Poirrier2
1D1Service de pneumologie, CHU Mont Godinne, Université catholique de Louvain, YVOIR, Belgium, 5530
2Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, B35 ULg (Sart-Tilman), Liège, Belgium, 4000
3Scientific Support Unit, CHU Mont Godinne, Université catholique de Louvain, YVOIR, Belgium, 5530
4Electronic Unit, Gramm Institute, HELMo, Angleur, Belgium, 4031
Corresponding author : Gisèle Maury
Service de pneumologie, CHU Mont Godinne, Université catholique de Louvain, YVOIR, Belgium, 5530
Tel: 003281423351; Fax: 003281423352
E-mail: gisele.Maury@uclouvain.be
Received: May 05, 2013 Accepted: July 29, 2013 Published: July 31, 2013
Citation: Maury G, Cambron L, Jamart J, Marchand E, Senny F, et al. (2013) Added Value of a Mandible Movement Automated Analysis in the Screening of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Is there a Gender Influence? J Sleep Disor: Treat Care 2:3. doi:10.4172/2325-9639.1000114

Abstract

Added Value of a Mandible Movement Automated Analysis in the Screening of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Is there a Gender Influence?

We previously demonstrated the added value of mandible movement automated analysis (MMAA) to a portable device for the screening of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). In the present study, we aimed at investigating its respective value in the two genders. Several sleep monitoring equipments have been developed for the screening of OSA but few have been assessed in the female population. In a Systematic Review of the literature on portable devices published in 2003, the authors recommend that studies include more diversified populations, among them women.

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