Table 3.
Echocardiographic variables | AHI <5 events·h−1 | Mild OSA | Moderate OSA | Severe OSA | p | |
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LV-EF (%) | Hammerstingl et al. [19] | 65.0 ± 6.9 | 59.5 ± 6.9 | 57.5 ± 5.6 | <0.0001 | |
Holstrand et al. [8] | 62.7 ± 6.3 | 61.0 ± 8.9 | 0.028 |
LV-EF: left ventricular ejection fraction; AHI: apnea-hypopnea index; OSA: obstructive sleep apnea.