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. 2014 Feb 11;9(2):e88878. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0088878

Table 3. Echocardiographic characteristics of patients with and without SDB.

ODI≤5 ODI>5
Characteristics (n = 64) (n = 116) P value
Left ventricular end systolic dimension (cm) 3.6± 0.7 3.4±0.8 0.76
Left ventricular end diastolic dimension (cm) 5.1±0.5 5.2±0.6 0.22
Interventricular septal thickness (cm) 1.0±0.2 1.0±0.2 0.76
Posterior wall thickness (cm) 0.8±0.1 0.9±0.1 0.32
Left ventricular ejection fraction (%) 48±12 47±13 0.43
Left ventricular wall motion score index 1.5±0.5 1.6±0.4 0.30
Left atrial dimension (cm) 3.8±0.5 4.1±0.5 0.003
Pulmonary artery systolic pressure (mm Hg) 29±7 33±9 0.006