Table 4.
Association between sleep apnea and measures of lung function and asthma severity among obese individuals (BMI >= 30).
| Sleep apnea | No (N = 109) | Yes (N = 15) | P-value |
| FEV1 % predicted | 77.7 (16.4) | 79.7 (19.7) | 0.65 |
| FVC % predicted | 84.9 (15.7) | 87.9 (16.3) | 0.28 |
| FEV1/FVC | 91.6 (10.0) | 90.2 (11.6) | 0.70 |
| JAC | 2.30 (0.75) | 2.73 (1.07) | 0.08 |
| ASUI | 0.69 (0.20) | 0.61 (0.19) | 0.11 |
| Witnessed apneas | No (N = 99) | Yes (N = 26) | P-value |
| FEV1 % predicted | 77.1 (17.8) | 81.1 (12.7) | 0.17 |
| FVC % predicted | 85.2 (16.7) | 85.7 (11.8) | 0.79 |
| FEV1/FVC | 90.6 (10.4) | 94.8 (8.7) | 0.04 |
| JAC | 2.25 (0.73) | 2.79 (0.93) | < 0.01 |
| ASUI | 0.71 (0.18) | 0.57 (0.22) | < 0.01 |
Values shown are mean (standard deviation).