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Edward O. Bixler
Researcher at Pennsylvania State University
Publications - 344
Citations - 31780
Edward O. Bixler is an academic researcher from Pennsylvania State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Polysomnography & Population. The author has an hindex of 84, co-authored 306 publications receiving 28979 citations. Previous affiliations of Edward O. Bixler include Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center & National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
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Prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing in women: effects of gender.
Edward O. Bixler,Alexandros N. Vgontzas,Hung Mo Lin,Thomas R. Ten Have,Jennifer Rein,Antonio Vela-Bueno,Anthony Kales +6 more
TL;DR: The data combined indicate that menopause is a significant risk factor for sleep apnea in women and that hormone replacement appears to be associated with reduced risk.
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Effects of age on sleep apnea in men: I. Prevalence and severity.
TL;DR: The study shows that the prevalence of sleep apnea tends to increase with age but that the clinical significance (severity) of apnea decreases, and that the sleep laboratory criteria used for diagnosis ofSleep apnea should be adjusted for age.
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Sleep Apnea and Daytime Sleepiness and Fatigue: Relation to Visceral Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and Hypercytokinemia
Alexandros N. Vgontzas,Dimitris A. Papanicolaou,Edward O. Bixler,Kenneth Hopper,Angela Lotsikas,Huong Mo Lin,Anthony Kales,George P. Chrousos +7 more
TL;DR: There is a strong independent association among sleep apnea, visceral obesity, insulin resistance and hypercytokinemia, which may contribute to the pathological manifestations and somatic sequelae of this condition.
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Effects of age on sleep apnea in men
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Elevation of Plasma Cytokines in Disorders of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness: Role of Sleep Disturbance and Obesity
Alexandros N. Vgontzas,Dimitris A. Papanicolaou,Edward O. Bixler,Anthony Kales,Kathy Tyson,George P. Chrousos +5 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that TNF alpha and IL-6 might play a significant role in mediating sleepiness and fatigue in disorders of EDS in humans.