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. 2016 May;78(2):195–203.

Table 2.

Polysomnographic variables of the good and poor adherence groups

Total (n=173) Good (n=44) Poor (n=129) p value
Sleep latency (min) 9.6±10.2 11.7±13.0 8.9±8.9 0.111
REM sleep latency (min) 138.2±80.4 153.4±83.5 132.8±79.0 0.112
TST (min) 395.6±64.1 386.3±65.7 398.7±63.6 0.103
Sleep efficiency (%) 86.6±11.8 84.5±12.7 87.3±11.4 0.124
Stage REM % of TST (%) 16.4±6.7 16.2±6.3 16.4±6.9 0.822
Stage 1+2 % of TST (%) 81.9±8.0 82.3±6.5 81.8±8.5 0.694
Stage 3+4 % of TST (%) 1.7±3.6 1.5±3.2 1.8±3.8 0.258
REM-AHI (events/h) 39.0±18.7 38.3±16.1 39.3±19.5 0.506
NREM-AHI (events/h) 33.9±12.7 36.5±10.9 32.9±13.1 0.043*
REM- mean respiratory event duration (sec) 32.7±21.4 32.5±10.7 32.8±24.1 0.944
NREM-mean respiratory event duration (sec) 26.8±26.7 33.2±51.8 24.7±6.0 0.392
REM-% of respiratory event duration (%) 33.2±15.2 34.4±16.0 32.7±15.0 0.536
NREM-% of respiratory event duration (%) 23.6±11.3 26.6±12.8 22.6±10.7 0.056
REM-min SpO2 (%) 79.9±10.8 78.0±12.0 80.6±10.3 0.214
NREM- min SpO2 (%) 83.6±7.0 82.3±8.0 84.1±6.6 0.089
REM-ODI (events/h) 37.3±19.1 36.9±16.2 37.4±20.0 0.882
NREM-ODI (events/h) 29.4±13.3 32.8±11.9 28.3±13.7 0.011*
REM-CT90 (%) 11.5±14.3 12.4±12.7 11.1±14.9 0.26
NREM-CT90 (%) 1.6±4.2 4.8±7.0 0.6±1.8 <.001*
RERA index (events/h) 38.1±13.2 39.2±9.1 37.7±14.3 0.367
LMI (events/h) 10.5±23.6 10.5±23.4 10.6±23.7 0.554

Date are presented as mean ± standard deviation. The two-sample t-test or the Mann–Whitney U test was used for continuous variables.

REM: rapid eye movement sleep; NREM: non-rapid eye movement sleep; AHI: apnea–hypopnea index; ODI: oxygen desaturation index; CT90: cumulative percentage of time spent at saturations below 90%; LMI: leg movement index.

*p < 0.05 comparing the good and poor adherence groups.