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Table 4 Comparison of clinical characteristics and polysomnographic data in people with cystic fibrosis with and without nocturnal hypoxemia

From: Obstructive sleep apnea and nocturnal hypoxemia in adult patients with cystic fibrosis

 

Hypoxemia (n = 13)

No hypoxemia (n = 39)

p value

Age, years

34.4 ± 10.2

29.4 ± 6.8

0.120

AHI, events/h

8.8 ± 3.8

3.2 ± 3.1

0.000

AHI REM, events/h

20.3 ± 11.8

7.2 ± 7.3

0.001

AHI NREM, events/h

5.8 ± 4.3

2.3 ± 2.6

0.000

ODI, events/h

9.0 ± 4.0

3.1 ± 2.9

0.000

ODI REM, events/h

21.5 ± 10.6

7.4 ± 7.3

0.000

ODI NREM, events/h

6.1 ± 4.8

2.1 ± 2.4

0.000

Arousal index, events/h

20.9 ± 9.8

18.1 ± 10.5

0.409

ESS score

5.9 ± 3.0

6.8 ± 4.1

0.400

TST, min

308.3 ± 21.5

297.3 ± 48.4

0.575

Sleep efficiency, %

78.0 ± 7.6

74.4 ± 10.9

0.279

Sleep latency, min

59.9 ± 27.2

70.9 ± 39.7

0.634

WASO, min

36.8 ± 17.0

32.8 ± 30.9

0.139

Sleep stages, % TST

   

N1

3.1 ± 1.9

3.1 ± 1.7

0.916

N2

48.2 ± 5.3

51.7 ± 8.4

0.159

N3

26.9 ± 6.3

24.6 ± 9.5

0.148

REM

19.1 ± 5.7

17.9 ± 6.7

0.565

Nocturnal mean SpO2, %

89.6 ± 2.6

92.9 ± 1.5

0.000

Nocturnal minimum SpO2, %

81.4 ± 2.2

88.8 ± 2.0

0.000

Nocturnal respiratory rate, breaths/min

22.7 ± 4.6

20.1 ± 3.7

0.172

Nocturnal heart rate, beats/min

72.9 ± 13.0

65.5 ± 11.0

0.064

BMI, kg/m2

21.8 ± 3.9

21.4 ± 3.1

0.983

FEV1, L

1.7 ± 0.6

2.2 ± 0.8

0.014

FEV1, % predicted

43.5 ± 13.0

55.0 ± 14.4

0.014

FVC, L

2.9 ± 0.1

3.5 ± 1.0

0.046

FVC, % predicted

60.8 ± 16.1

72.5 ± 15.2

0.023

RV, L

3.4 ± 1.0

2.9 ± 0.8

0.068

RV, % predicted

196.9 ± 43.2

174.3 ± 40.5

0.092

Awake SpO2, %

95.0 ± 1.8

96.1 ± 1.6

0.021

Awake pO2, mmHg

72.5 ± 8.4

80.8 ± 8.2

0.003

Awake pCO2, mmHg

40.2 ± 2.5

38.4 ± 2.7

0.051

Awake pH

7.42 ± 0.02

7.41 ± 0.03

0.175

Awake HCO3−, mmol/L

25.7 ± 1.7

24.4 ± 1.7

0.017

  1. Values are mean ± standard deviation
  2. AHI, apnea-hypopnea index; ESS, Epworth Sleepiness Scale; BMI, body mass index; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC, forced vital capacity; HCO3−, bicarbonate; NREM, non-rapid eye movement sleep; ODI, oxygen desaturation index; pCO2, partial pressure of carbon dioxide pressure; pO2, partial pressure of oxygen; RDI, respiratory disturbance index; REM, rapid eye movement sleep; RV, residual volume; SpO2, oxygen saturation; TST, total sleep time; WASO, wake after sleep onset
  3. Bold values denote statistical significance at the p < 0.05 level