TABLE 1.

ANTHROPOMETRIC, SLEEP, AND CPAP COMPLIANCE CHARACTERISTICS

	Patients with OSA (n = 58)	Control Subjects (n = 17)
Sex	15 ♀	10 ♀
Age, yr	47 ± 11	38 ± 12
Body mass index, kg/m2	35 ± 6	26 ± 4
Median AHI, number of events per hour sleep	39 (19–65)	3 (2–4)
AHI range, number of events per hour sleep	11–112	0–10
Sao2 nadir, %	82 (77–86)	91 (89–93)
CPAP compliance, h/night	6.4 ± 1.6	—

Definition of abbreviations: AHI = apnea-hypopnea index; CPAP = continuous positive airway pressure; OSA = obstructive sleep apnea.

Values are mean ± SD or median and interquartile range in parentheses.