TABLE 2.

Study variables for the eight obstructive sleep apnoea patients

	Awake	S2	S3
GG-EMG % max
Peak	7.6 (5.6–9.8)	8.4 (7.6–10.7)	10.9 (8.2–13.2)
Phasic	4.0 (2.9–4.5)	5.4 (4.6–5.8)	6.3 (4.9–7.8)
Tonic	3.9 (3.0–5.2)	3.0 (2.8–5.5)	3.7 (3.5–5.7)
TP-EMG % max
Peak	9.4 (4.5–21.4)	6.0 (4.3–10.4)	5.9 (4.1–10.2)
Phasic	1.5 (0.7–3.9)	3.4 (1.8–6.5)	3.7 (1.9–5.8)
Tonic	6.8 (3.8–14.5)	2.6 (2.1– 4.1)	2.6 (2.1–4.4)
Rphar	1.7 (0.9–2.6)	5.6 (3.2–7.1)*	4.1 (3.4–6.2)*

Data are presented as median (25th–75th percentiles). S2: second Θ breath; S3: third Θ breath; GG-EMG: genioglossus electromyogram; TP-EMG: tensor palatini electromyogram; Rphar: pharyngeal resistance.

^*: p<0.05, Mann–Whitney U-test versus basal breathing awake.