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Table 2 Polysomnography results

From: Obstructive sleep apnoea accelerates FEV1 decline in asthmatic patients

Characteristics

No OSA

Mild-Moderate OSA

Severe OSA

p value

n = 10

n = 33

n = 34

Total sleep time (minutes)

288.2 ± 88.2

268.3 ± 80.7

253.8 ± 74.6

0.207

Sleep efficiency (%)

76.1 ± 22.9

75.8 ± 16.1

72.1 ± 18.0

0.506

AHI event. h−1

2.4 ± 1.5

16.2 ± 6.6

61.4 ± 20.0

0.001

ODI event. h−1

1.7 ± 1.7

14.5 ± 6.1

52.1 ± 22.8

0.001

Average SaO2 (%)

95.0 ± 1.3

93.1 ± 3.0

91.4 ± 3.3

0.001

Lowest SaO2 (%)

88.2 ± 6.0

82.2 ± 5.5

74.7 ± 9.7

0.001

SaO2 < 90% (%)

0 ± 0

9.1 ± 18.2

20.5 ± 25.9

0.001

SaO2 < 80% (%)

0 ± 0

0.2 ± 0.4

3.3 ± 5.2

0.021

Wake %

13.9 ± 8.1

22.4 ± 13.7

22.7 ± 17.8

0.226

N1 %

20.8 ± 11.0

16.5 ± 11.0

22.3 ± 10.7

0.423

N2 %

27.6 ± 11.5

28.8 ± 11.2

34.1 ± 14.1

0.125

N3 %

23.6 ± 8.4

22.1 ± 10.8

13.4 ± 9.8

0.001

REM %

14.1 ± 3.4

10.3 ± 8.5

7.4 ± 5.9

0.013

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SEM, or number (percentage)
  2. Abbreviations: OSA obstructive sleep apnoea, AHI apnoea-hypopnoea index, ODI oxygen desaturation index, SWS slow wave sleep, REM rapid eye movement, CPAP continuous positive airway pressure