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. 2018 Oct;10(10):5747–5754. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.09.74

Table 3. Correlation of diastolic dysfunction with study parameters.

Variable r P value
Gender (male) 0.083 0.611
Age (years) 0.083 0.632
BMI (kg/m2) 0.212 0.269
PaCO2 (mmHg) 0.036 0.831
PaO2 (mmHg) −0.013 0.937
FVC (% predicted) 0.142 0.481
FEV1 (% predicted) 0.102 0.620
AHI (events/hr) 0.085 0.622
AHI-NREM (events/hr) 0.000 0.998
AHI-REM (events/hr) 0.224 0.253
Sleep latency (mins) −0.067 0.755
WASO (mins) −0.275 0.227
Desaturation index (desaturations/hr) 0.107 0.533
Arousal index (arousals/hr) 0.119 0.489
Time with SpO2 <90% (mins) 0.093 0.588
Time with SpO2 <95% (mins) 0.215 0.207
Hypertension −0.369 0.016
Diabetes 0.205 0.226
Ischemic heart disease 0.043 0.798
Chronic kidney disease −0.102 0.539
Hypothyroidism −0.431 0.010

PaCO2, partial pressure carbon dioxide; PaO2, partial pressure oxygen; FVC, forced vital capacity; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in first second; BMI, body mass index; AHI, apnea hypopnea index; REM, rapid eye movement; NREM, non-rapid eye, movement; WASO, wakefulness after sleep onset; SpO2, blood oxygen saturation; r, correlation coefficient.