Table 9.
Feature | Control (apnea-hypopnea index, AHI<10), n=81 | Mild obstructive sleep apnea, OSA (AHI 10-30), n=87 | Severe OSA (AHI>30), n=73 | |||
Median | Median | P value | Median | P value | ||
Clinical variables | ||||||
Weight | 86.0 | 90.0 | .24 | 99.0 | .001a | |
Body mass index | 27.3 | 28.9 | .01a | 31.4 | .001a | |
Age | 42.0 | 51.0 | .001a | 48.0 | .02a | |
Cervical perimeter | 41.0 | 42.0 | .001a | 44.0 | .001a | |
Speech features | ||||||
Formant, F3/i/ | 2707.0 | 2682.0 | .05a | 2642.0 | .03a | |
Bandwidth, BW1/o/ | 94.0 | 79.0 | .001a | 85.0 | .10 | |
BW3/o/ | 98.0 | 136.0 | .01a | 107.0 | .10 | |
BW2/a/ | 118.0 | 125.0 | .08 | 148.0 | .01a | |
BW3/e/ | 170.0 | 201.0 | .10 | 140.0 | .03a |
aThere are significant differences between OSA groups at the .05 level.