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. 2024 Sep 29;14(10):e70038. doi: 10.1002/brb3.70038

TABLE 3.

Univariate and multivariate linear regression analyses of factors associated with 17‐item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD‐17) score in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients.

Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
Characteristics Beta Coefficient p 95% CI Standardized coefficient p VIF
Demographic and clinical characteristics
Age .043 .736 −.219 to .301
Gender .042 .738 −.219 to .317
Education −.202 .106 −.443 to .052
BMI −.21 .093 −.477 to .079
Polysomnographic data
Sleep efficiency, % −.242 .052 −.468 to .061
Sleep stage, %TST
REM .166 .185 −.081 to .429
N1 −.32 .009 −.555 to −.072 −.363 .003
N2 .171 .174 −.063 to .408
N3 .189 .132 −.008 to .133
AHI, events/h −.267 .031 −.478 to −.029
Mean SpO2, % .212 .09 −.042 to .433
Lowest SpO2, % .289 .02 .013–.52
fNIRS data
VFT performance −.085 .503 −.353 to .168
Oxy‐Hb changes in Channel 13 −.215 .085 −.432 to .048
Oxy‐Hb changes in Channel 43 −.319 .01 −.526 to −.074

Note: Bold font indicates variables with statistically significant differences between clusters (p < .05).

Abbreviations: AHI, apnoea‐hypopnoea index; BMI, body mass index; fNIRS, functional near‐infrared spectroscopy; HAMD‐17, 17‐item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression; Lowest SpO2, Lowest oxygen saturation; Mean SpO2, Mean oxygen saturation; N1, non‐REM (NREM) Stage 1; N2, non‐REM (NREM) Stage 2; N3, non‐REM (NREM) Stage 3; Oxy‐Hb, oxy‐hemoglobin; REM, rapid eye movement; TST, total sleep time; VFT, verbal fluency task; VIF, variance inflation factor.