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. 2012 Feb 1;185(3):322–329. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201106-1058OC

TABLE 2.

MATCHED SUBJECT DEMOGRAPHICS: SUBANALYSIS FOR AGE- AND BODY MASS INDEX–MATCHED INDIVIDUALS

Subject Characteristic Control OSA
No. of subjects 9 9
Age, yr 37.4 ± 3.4 37.7 ± 3.8
Number of units 475 420
Female/male 1/8 1/8
Apnea–hypopnea index, events per hour of sleep 4.2 ± 1.0 45.9 ± 8.3*
Height, cm 175.8 ± 3.3 177.5 ± 2.7
Weight, kg 97.3 ± 9.7 95.0 ± 3.4
Body mass index, kg/m2 31.2 ± 2.5 30.3 ± 1.4
Neck size, cm 41.1 ± 0.9 41.4 ± 1.0
Number of units per subject 52.8 ± 6.7 46.7 ± 6.7
Inferior margin of geniohyoid muscle, mm 14.1 ± 1.2 15.7 ± 1.4
Inferior margin of genioglossus muscle, mm 23.9 ± 1.2 26.5 ± 1.2
Genioglossus width, mm 18.3 ± 0.5 17.7 ± 0.8

Definition of abbreviation: OSA = obstructive sleep apnea.

Subanalysis included subjects who were matched for age, sex, and body mass index.

Values represent means ± SEM, unless otherwise specified.

*

P < 0.05.