Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of all studied parameters.
| N females | N males | Median | Quartile 1 | Quartile 3 | Shapiro–Wilk (normality) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 80 | 25 | 33,0 | 26,00 | 41,0 | W = .95918. p = .0026 |
| AHI | 80 | 25 | 2 | 0,8 | 3,7 | W = .46729, p < .0001 |
| ODI | 80 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 3,7 | W = .46600, p < .0001 |
| OA | 80 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0,1 | W = .19513, p < .0001 |
| CA | 80 | 25 | 0,1 | 0 | 0,4 | W = .69168, p < .0001 |
| HI | 80 | 25 | 1,4 | 0,5 | 2,9 | W = .49016, p < .0001 |
| Average saturation | 80 | 25 | 95,4 | 94,8 | 96 | W = .87995, p < .0001 |
| Minimal saturation | 80 | 25 | 91 | 88 | 93 | W = .66522, p < .0001 |
| Average desaturation decline | 77 | 25 | 3,1 | 3 | 3,5 | W = .76897, p < .0001 |
| Average serotonin level [ng/mL] | 80 | 25 | 104,9 | 72,8 | 129,7 | W = .90960, p < .0001 |
| Average AADC level [pg/mL] | 80 | 25 | 1117 | 754,6 | 1581,6 | W = .80587, p < .0001 |
| Average TPH1 level [ng/mL] | 80 | 25 | 78,2 | 40,3 | 149,6 | W = ,78,568, p < .0001 |
Apnea–hypopnea index (AHI), oxygen desaturation index (ODI), obstructive apnea (OA), central apnea (CA), hypopnea index (HI), aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC), tryptophan hydroxylase 1 (TPH1) ; p < 0.05 indicates nonnormal distribution.