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. 2017 Jul;14(7):1177–1183. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201701-006OC

Table 3.

Sleep parameters

  Placebo 4-AP P value
TST, min 311.5 [65.8] 282.5 [55.0] 0.32
SE, % 84.9 [16.4] 79.3 [18.8] 0.38
NREM1, %TST 10.5 [5.9] 10.3 [13.5] 0.27
NREM2, %TST 50.3 [12.0] 54.7 [8.8] 0.32
NREM3, %TST 21.4 [8.1] 15.1 [5.8] 0.23
REM, %TST 16.7 [5.9] 12.1 [12.0] 0.13
AHI, events/hour 0.0 [0; 0] 0.0 [0; 0] >0.5
ArI, events/hour 10.3 [6.8] 6.3 [7.5] >0.5

Definition of abbreviations: 4-AP = 4-aminopyridine; AHI = apnea-hypopnea index; ArI = arousal index; NREM1, NREM2, and NREM3 = non-rapid eye movement sleep stages 1, 2, and 3; REM = rapid eye movement sleep; SE = sleep efficiency; TST = total sleep time.

Data are expressed as median [interquartile range].