Table 3.
Mean AHIs of OSA severity by SRI and epilepsy status.
| OSA Severity | AHI: Mean±SD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PWO+PWE (N) | PWO (N) | PWE (N) | ||
| Mild | -SRI | 10.04±2.74 (31) | 10.55±2.69 (14) | 9.62±2.79 (17) |
| +SRI | 8.9±2.64 (17) | 8.07±1.80 (6) | 9.35±2.98 (11) | |
| Total | 9.55±2.74 (48) | 9.81±2.68 (20) | 9.51±2.82 (28) | |
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| Moderate | -SRI | 22.07±4.83 (18) | 21.51±5.72 (11) | 22.96±3.18 (7) |
| +SRI | 20.65±5.24 (18) | 22.11±5.63 (9) | 19.19±4.66 (9) | |
| Total | 21.36±5.02 (36) | 21.78±5.54 (20) | 20.84±4.40 (16) | |
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| Severe | -SRI | 54.57±18.75 (31) | 56.61±16.55 (21) | 50.29±23.10 (10) |
| +SRI | 68.62±16.40 (10) | 71.73±18.34 (7) | 61.37±9.40 (3) | |
| Total | 58.00±19.02 (41) | 60.39±17.95 (28) | 52.85±20.94 (13) | |
AHI: apnea-hypopnea index, OSA: obstructive sleep apnea,
SRI: serotonin reuptake inhibitor, PWO: people without epilepsy,
PWE: people with epilepsy, and SD: standard deviation.