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. 2024 Aug 20;15:1440932. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1440932

Table 2.

Comparison of PSG measurements in MSA patients with and without SRBD.

Variables All MSA patients (n = 66) With SRBD (n = 52) Without SRBD (n = 14) p
TST 337.0 ± 90.2 334.3 ± 86.4 346.9 ± 106.0 0.647
SE, % 66.0 ± 17.3 65.9 ± 16.9 66.4 ± 19.6 0.920
SL, min 22.9(5–28) 22.8(5.5–26.1) 23.1(2.4–33.9) 0.660
N1, % 32.2(30.6–42.35) 33.8(19.6–43.6) 25.9(14.5–34.6) 0.134
N2, % 48.1 ± 14.6 47.88 ± 15.3 48.89 ± 12.0 0.819
N3, % 1.5(0–0.32) 1.1(0–0.3) 3.0(0–2.7) 0.369
REM sleep, % 18.3 ± 3.8 17.19 ± 6.9 22.21 ± 9.8 0.890
WASO, min 151.1 ± 83.9 150.8 ± 81.2 152.1 ± 96.4 0.962
Arousal index, /h 19.7(13.6–23.6) 20.6(11.5–26.0) 16.3(10.5–21.5) 0.246
OA index, /h 7.6(0–9) 10.0(4.1–10.6) 0.1(0–0.3) 0.000
CA index, /h 0.4(0–0.4) 0.5(0–0.5) 0.1(0–0.1) 0.122
hypopnea index, /h 9.6 (3.4–17.3) 14.7(8.5–19.3) 2.3(1.3–2.9) 0.000
Total OA times 1.0(0–2.0) 1.65(0–2) 1.0(0.0–3.0) 0.363
Total CA times 0(0–2.0) 0.5(0–0.25) 1.0(0–2.0) 0.048
Percentage of snoring, % 5.3(1.2–5.9) 6.6(0.1–5.7) 4.6(0–6.6) 0.447
Average SaO2, % 94.1(93–96) 93.7(93–95) 95.5(95.8–97) 0.001
Minimum SaO2, % 85.4(83–90) 83.9(81.2–89.0) 90.3(89.8–93.3) 0.000
ODI,/h 14.9 (6.1–31.9) 19.9(10.9–36.6) 2.5(1.5–4.0) 0.000
Average snoring time, (min) 7.4(3–10.8) 8.3(5.1–12.2) 4.2(0–7.5) 0.015
PLMI, /h 25.2(4.3–43.5) 25.15(4.8–41.0) 25.3(21.2–44.0) 0.733

CA, Central apnea; MSA, Multiple system atrophy; REM, Rapid eye movement; OA, Obstructive apnea; ODI, Oxygen desaturation index; PLMI, Periodic leg movement during sleep index; SE, Sleep efficiency; SL, Sleep latency; SaO2, Oxygen saturation; TST, Total sleep time; and WASO, Wake after sleep onset.

Values are n (%), mean ± SD or median (interquartile range). Bold values indicate p < 0.05, indicating statistically significant differences between the two groups.