Overview
The purpose of this study is to investigate potential sex differences in neurocirculatory control of blood pressure in patients with untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- 20-70 years of age
Exclusion Criteria:
- Coronary artery disease
- Heart failure
- Pregnancy
- COPD
- Diabetes
- CKD
- Sleep disorders other than OSA
- Shift workers
- Individuals who typically go to sleep after midnight
- Individuals who traveled across ≥2 time zones within one week of study visits
- BMI ≥40.0kg/m2
- Use of nicotine-containing products within the two years preceding study visits
- Use of allopurinol, proton pump inhibitors, or other medications/supplements which interfere with outcome measures