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. 2011 Sep 8;141(4):967–973. doi: 10.1378/chest.11-0975

Table 1.

—Subject Characteristics

Characteristic No EDS (n = 98) EDS (n = 53) P Value
Age, y 70.1 ± 1.2 67.1 ± 1.6 .13
Male sex 80.6 68.8 .08
BMI, kg/m2 33.6 ± 0.8 35.0 ± 1.1 .31
Ejection fraction, % 53.9 ± 1.3 57.8 ± 1.8 .08
Ejection fraction ≤ 40% 16.3 9.4 .24
LV diastolic dimension, mm 52.4 ± 0.7 52.4 ± 0.9 .97
LV systolic dimension, mm 36.3 ± 0.9 34.9 ± 1.1 .33
RV systolic pressure, mm Hg 39.2 ± 1.7 42.3 ± 2.3 .28
RA pressure, mm Hg 8.5 ± 0.5 8.7 ± 0.7 .81

Data are presented as mean ± SE or %. EDS = excessive daytime sleepiness; LV = left ventricle; RA = right atrium; RV = right ventricle.