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Table 3 Prevalence of white matter changes in different groups of OSA severity

From: Evaluation of brain white matter changes on MRI in patients newly diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea compared with the control group

 

Total population n = 80

ARWMC = 0 n = 62

ARWMC = 1–2 n = 8

ARWMC = 3–4 n = 6

ARWMC > 4 n = 4

p value*

OSA Severity

None

n = 40

35

4

1

0

0.000

Mild

n = 27

24

3

0

0

Moderate

n = 10

3

1

3

3

Severe

n = 3

0

0

2

1

  1. Abbreviation: OSA obstructive sleep apnea
  2. *Chi-square test was used; p value < 0.05 was considered significant