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. 2012 Jan 26;9:E46. doi: 10.5888/pcd9.110117

Table 2.

Polysomnographic Findings and Treatment of Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea (N = 596), Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2005-2007

Findings/Treatment Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severitya P Valueb

None (n = 144) Mild (n = 136) Moderate (n = 105) Severe (n = 211)
Polysomnographic findings
Pretreatment AHI, mean (SD), events/h 1.5 (1.9) 9.2 (2.9) 21.3 (4.3) 66.9 (27.5) NA
Pretreatment REM-related AHI, mean (SD), events/h 5.5 (13.2) 29.7 (22.9) 44.0 (32) 54.1 (34.5) <.001c
Minimum SpO2, mean (SD), % 88.4 (4.5) 83.4 (6.3) 81.9 (8.1) 78.4 (9.3) <.001d
Treatment
Patients receiving CPAP treatment, n (%) NAe 82 (60.3) 56 (53.3) 129 (61.1) .60
CPAP pressure, mean (SD), cm H2O NAe 8.2 (2.3) 8.3 (1.9) 9.9 (2.5) <.001d
Patients receiving bilevel treatment, n (%) NAe 21 (15.4) 21 (20.0) 59 (28.0) .02f
Bilevel pressure inspiration, mean (SD), cm H2O NAe 12.0 (2.5) 13.3 (2.7) 14.5(3.2) .002f
Bilevel pressure expiration, mean (SD), cm H2O NAe 7.8 (2.5) 9.2 (2.6) 10.2 (3.0) .003f
Did not tolerate CPAP or bilevel treatment, n (%) NAe 13 (9.6) 17 (16.2) 17 (8.0) .08
REM rebound, n (%) (n = 435)g NAe 12 (8.8) 21 (20.0) 64 (33.0) <.001f
Posttreatment AHI, mean (SD), events/h NAe 3.0 (5.1) 3.6 (4.7) 5.6 (9.5) .04f

Abbreviations: AHI, apnea-hypopnea index; SD, standard deviation; NA, not applicable; REM, rapid eye movement; SpO2, pulse oximetry oxygen saturation; CPAP, continuous positive airway pressure.

a

None, AHI <5; mild, AHI 5-14; moderate, AHI 15-30; severe, AHI >30.

b

ANOVA with Bonferonni correction was used to compare continuous values, and χ2 test with Marasculio procedure was used to compare proportional variables.

c

Mild vs moderate and severe.

d

Mild vs severe, moderate vs severe.

e

Treatment data are only for patients with OSA.

f

Mild vs severe.

g

REM rebound was defined as 20% of sleep time in REM; no. is the number of patients with data concerning REM rebound. Data were not available for all patients; n = number of patients with this information.