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Table 4 Comparison between patients with mild, moderate and severe OSA

From: Factors affecting the severity of the apnea hypoapnea index: a retrospective study on 838 Egyptian patients diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea

 

OSA

p

Sig

Mild

Moderate

Severe

Mean ± SD

Med (IQR)

Mean ± SD

Med (IQR)

Mean ± SD

Med (IQR)

ESSA

8.15 ± 6

7 (4–12)

9.01 ± 5.44

8 (6–13)

11.64 ± 6.52

12 (7–16)

.001*

HS

TST

293.74 ± 96.1

290.7 (241–352)

294.42 ± 90.87

300.5 (245–362.5)

306.8 ± 88.86

314 (250–369.5)

.139**

NS

AIA.

18.98 ± 14.99

16 (10.1–22.8)

21.8 ± 14.35

18.2 (11.1–29.3)

46.8 ± 24.61

45.65 (25.4–65.5)

.001**

HS

SpO2A

94.13 ± 3.96

95 (93–96)

93.36 ± 5.12

94 (93–96)

89.86 ± 8.05

92 (88.5–94)

.001*

HS

DIB

24.16 ± 39.07

14.4 (7.3–25.3)

34.38 ± 29.47

26 (16.6–39.8)

75.7 ± 36.93

75.5 (56.6–93.5)

.001**

HS

  1. IQR interquartile range, ESS Epworth Sleepiness Scale, AI arousal index, DI desaturation index
  2. *ANOVA
  3. **Kruskal-Wallis test
  4. AMild vs. moderate (NS), mild vs. severe (HS), and moderate vs. severe (HS), by post hoc test
  5. BMild vs. moderate (S), mild vs. severe (HS), and moderate vs. severe (HS), by post hoc test
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