TABLE 2.
Polysomnography
| PCOS Subjects (n=28) |
Female Controls (n=28) |
Male Controls (n=28) |
p value (ANOVA) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OSA (n) (%) | 16(57%)* | 4 (14.3%) | 21 (75 %) | 0.001 |
| Sleep onset latency (minutes) |
39.7 ± 43.2 | 15.8 ±13.6 | 20.1 ± 28.7 | 0.2 |
| Sleep efficiency (%) | 78.1 ±14.7 | 81.7 ± 10.7 | 78.1 ± 13.8 | 0.5 |
| Arousal awakening index (events/hr) |
12.7 ± 7.3 | 13.8 ± 5.5 | 16.6 ± 8.2 | 0.1 |
| AHI (events/hr) | 6.1 ±6.9** | 2.2 ± 3.2 | 6.9 ± 5.4 | 0.004 |
| Baseline oxygen (%) | 97.9± 1.9 | 99.0 ±1.1 | 98.3 ±1.4 | 0.03 |
| Lowest oxygen (%) | 88.9 ± 8.0*** | 92.9 ±2.7 | 89.1 ± 5.1 | 0.01 |
| Peak ETCO2 (mmHg) | 48.9 ± 4.8 | 46.8 ± 4.8 | 50.2 ± 4.7 | 0.04 |
Data represented as Mean ± SD,
Bonferroni adjustment:
p<0.01 compared to female controls, and p=0.4 compared to male controls
p=0.03 compared to female controls and p=1 compared to male controls
p=0.03 compared to female controls and p=1 compared to male controls