Stop-bang questionnaire for screening obstructive sleep apnea syndrome among hypertensive patients in Kenya

BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Table 6 The stratifications of transthoracic Echocardiography findings and risk of OSA groups

Variable	Low-risk, N = 54	high-risk, N = 197	p-value¹
2D-echo ultrasound	14 (25.9%)	44 (22.6)	0.61
Left atrial enlargement	4 (28.6%)	23 (46.9)	0.22
Ejection Fraction			0.06
Reduced	0 (0.0%)	9 (20.5%)
Mid-reduced	0 (0.0%)	5 (11.4%)
Normal	14 (100.0%)	30 (68.2%)
Diastolic dysfunction	5 (38.5)	20 (41.7)	0.83
RVSP (mmHg)	29.4(24.3–39.1)	28.9 (24.1–33.7)	0.89

Data presented as median (IQR) or n(%); BMI: Body Mass Index; IQR: Interquartile range

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