TABLE III.

Patient Characteristics – OSA Patients (n = 6).

Characteristic	OSA Patients (n = 6)
Age, mean ± SD, years	48 ± 13
Men, no. (%)	3 (50)
White race, no. (%)	5 (83)
BMI, mean ± SD, kg/m2	30 ± 4
Epworth sleepiness scale (0–24)*	12 ± 6
Apnea-hypopnea index (events/h)†	15 ± 12
Past history of nasal surgery, no. (%)	2 (33)
Indications for surgical expansion, no. (%)
Sleep breathing issues	6 (100)
Malocclusion	3 (50)
Nasal obstruction	4 (67)
Drug-induced sleep endoscopy collapse pattern
Complete antero-posterior collapse at velum, no. (%)	4 (67)
Complete antero-posterior collapse at tongue base, no. (%)	4 (67)

BMI = body mass index.

^*Pre-operative, available in 5 (83%) of patients.

^†Pre-operative, available in 5 (83%) of patients.