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. 2018 Oct 25;155(2):375–383. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2018.10.015

Table 2.

Data From Home Sleep Tests

All Subjects (N = 601) No. (%)
Without OSA 150 (25)
With OSAa 451 (75)
 Mild OSA 275 (46)
 Moderate OSA 116 (19)
 Severe OSA 60 (10)
Subjects With OSA (n = 451) Mean ± SD
Total recorded time, h (total of 1-3 nights) 11.4 ± 3.7
Apnea Index (events/h) 8.2 ± 10.4
AHI 4% (events/h) 15.5 ± 13.8
RDI (events/h) 30.6 ± 15.6
Hypopnea (with 4% desaturation) Index (events/h) 7.4 ± 5.8
Hypopnea (with arousal alone) Index (events/h) 15.0 ± 6.4
Supine AHI 4% (events/h) 22.5 ± 19.2
Supine RDI (events/h) 39.6 ± 20.8
Mean oxygen saturation, % 95 ± 1.25
Time oxygen saturation < 90%, % 3.3 ± 6
Time snoring > 30 dB, % 30 ±14

RDI = respiratory disturbance index.

a

OSA is defined as AHI 4% ≥ 5 events/h or when RDI ≥ 15 events/h. Mild OSA was defined as AHI 4% < 15 events/h when OSA was present, moderate OSA was defined as AHI 4% ≥ 15 events/h and < 30 events/h, and severe OSA was defined as AHI 4% ≥ 30 events/h.