Table 3.
Subjective changes in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)
| Group | Severity of OSAS |
Sleep quality |
Daytime tiredness |
Involuntary falling asleep |
Nightly arousals |
Effect of therapy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||
| A | 3.1 (1.5) | 2.3 (1.9) | 3.5 (1.0) | 3.5 (.8) | 3.9 (.9) | 3.4 (1.0) | 3.7 (1.1) | 3.3 (1.1) | 2.9 (1.3) | 2.8 (1.2) | 1.9 (0.7) |
| B | 2.8 (1.7) | 2.8 (2.0) | 3.5 (.8) | 2.8 (1.1) | 3.3 (1.2) | 2.6 (.5) | 1.5 (.5) | 2.6 (1.1) | 3.5 (.5) | 0.6 (.5) | 2.2 (0.8) |
M (SD) = mean (standard deviation).
The results are shown on a 5 degree scale: 1 is the best, 5 the worst. The preoperative and postoperative values were compared using Wilcoxon test. All differences are insignificant (P > 0.05).