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.