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Table 2 Sleep characteristics in PH patients vs. controls

From: Poor sleep quality is associated with exercise limitation in precapillary pulmonary hypertension

 

IPAH (n=52)

CTEPH (n=64)

Controls (n=54)

sleep duration (h)

7.1 ± 0.2

7.0 ± 0.2

6.9 ± 0.2

PSQI score

6.1 ± 0.5§

6.8 ± 0.5§

4.0 ± 0.4

PSQI score > 5 (n / %)

25/48.1§

39/60.9§

10/18.5

ESS score

6.8 ± 0.7

5.7 ± 0.5

5.2 ± 0.4

ESS score > 10 (n / %)

14/26.9§/#

6/9.5

4/7.

  1. Abbreviations:
  2. ESS: Epworth Sleepiness Scale, PSQI: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, for other abbreviations see Table 1.
  3. §p < 0.01 in comparison to the control group.
  4. #p < 0.01 in comparison to the CTEPH group.
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