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Table 5 Multivariate linear regression analysis to determine the prediction power of different parameters on PLM

From: Periodic limb movement index and severity of obstructive sleep apnea

Variables

B

Std. Error

Beta

Sig

Constant

 − 47.2

49.9

–-

0.3

Age (years)

0.16

0.11

0.11

0.1

BMI (kg/m2)

 − 0.06

0.16

 − 0.03

0.7

St score

1.16

1.47

0.06

0.43

Epworth score

 − 1.9

1.1

 − 0.13

0.07

Total time in bed

 − 0.77

2.8

 − 0.05

0.8

Total sleep time

0.32

3.3

0.02

0.9

Sleep efficiency

0.21

0.21

0.11

0.3

RDI

 − 0.24

0.14

 − 0.27

0.08

Apnea index

0.29

0.12

0.19

0.01*

Hypopnea index

0.16

0.97

0.25

0.8

Baseline O2 saturation

0.16

0.97

0.03

0.8

Minimal SpO2

0.04

0.17

0.02

0.8

Average SpO2

0.44

0.92

0.08

0.6

Desaturation index

0.17

0.07

0.23

0.02*

Arrhythmia index

0.007

0.01

0.03

0.4

PLMs with arousal index

3.4

0.39

0.58

 < 0.001*

Wake index

0.18

0.18

0.07

0.3

AHI

0.16

0.13

0.18

0.2