Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients with suspected sleep apnoea.
| n | 242 | |
| Age (y) | 52 [43–61] | |
| male / female | 186/56 | |
| BMI (kg·m−2) | 29 [25.5–32.5] | |
| ESS | 9 [6–12] | |
| ODI (h−1) | 17 [0.9–33.2] | |
| AHI (h−1) | 21 [4.4–37.6] | |
| Type of apnoea | Obstructive | 156 |
| Central | 5 | |
| Mixed | 35 | |
| Unspecified | 1 | |
| No apnoea detected | 44 | |
Data represent median [interquartile range]; BMI, body mass index; ESS, Epworth sleepiness scale; ODI, oxygen desaturation index; AHI, apnoea-hyperpnoea index. The information about the type of apnoea is missing for one patient.