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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Sleep Breath. 2015 Mar 4;19(4):1135–1140. doi: 10.1007/s11325-015-1119-9

Table 1. Demographics, hemodynamics, and sleep profile in male and female subjects with or without obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Male subjects Female subjects
Control
(n=100)
OSA
(n=76)
Control
(n=68)
OSA
(n=21)
Age, yrs 39±14 47±12* 37±13 49±12#
BMI, kg/m2 28±6 32±5* 28±6 37±9#
Systolic BP, mmHg 129±15 133±12 126±20 130±12
Diastolic BP, mmHg 72±7 79±7* 72±9 68±5
Mean BP, mmHg 91±9 97±8* 90±12 89±4
Heart Rate, beats per min 62±11 66±11* 66±12 74±11#
Sleep Time, min 409±53 353±97 387±61 384±24
Sleep Efficiency, % 77±19 80±12 80±17 78±12
Sleep Latency, min 19±48 9±10 12±15 16±25
REM Latency, min 127±106 120±72 121±86 138±83
Stage 1 Sleep, % 11±9 17±10* 12±8 16±8
Stage 2 Sleep, % 50±10 57±11* 50±11 53±9
Slow-Wave Sleep, % 24±10 13±9* 20±9 17±6
REM Sleep, % 16±7 14±7* 18±7 14±6
Awake SpO2, % 97±1 97±1 97±2 97±2
Mean SpO2, % 96±2 94±2* 97±2 94±2#
Lowest SpO2, % 90±5 79±12* 92±4 82±8#
>90% SpO2, min 100±1 95±8* 100±1 98±2#
AI, events per h 21±15 44±21* 21±9 36±26#
AHI, events per h 1±1 32±30* 1±1 19±18#

AHI, apnea-hypopnea index; AI, arousal index; REM, rapid eye movement; SpO2, oxygen saturation by finger-pulse oximeter.

Values are means±SD.

*

P<0.05, OSA vs control for male subjects.

#

P<0.05, OSA vs control for female subjects.