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. 2024 Jul 1;20(7):1205–1208. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.11110

Table 1.

Comparison of respiratory parameters in rapid eye movement (REM) and non-REM sleep.

Total Sleep Non-REM Sleep REM Sleep
Time (minutes) 447.0 282.0 165.0
Central apneas 188 137 51
Post arousal/sigh (%) 19.1% 20.4% 15.7%
Spontaneous (%) 51.6% 39.4% 84.3%
Periodic breathing (%) 29.3% 28.8% 0.0%
Central apnea index (events/h) 25.2 28.9 18.5
Periodic breathing (minutes) 25.0 25.0 0
Obstructive apneas/hypopneas 0/35 0/14 0/21
Obstructive AHI (events/h) 4.7 3.0 7.6
Average saturation 96.2% 96.2% 96.1%
Nadir saturation 87% 85% 87%
Average ETCO2 (torr) 40.0 40.4 39.3

AHI = apnea-hypopnea index, ETCO2 = end-tidal CO2.