Table 4.
Evaluation of the pre- and postoperative polysomnographic findings and ESS scores in both groups
| MM group (n = 47) | DISE group (n = 48) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre Op | Post Op | P-value | Pre Op | Post Op | P-value | |
| AHI | 39.7 ± 18.8 | 20.0 ± 13.9 | < 0.001*** | 48.1 ± 20.7 | 24.3 ± 20.1 | < 0.001*** |
| Supine AHI | 53.5 ± 22.5 | 32.1 ± 22.9 | 0.002** | 62.0 ± 21.5 | 32.3 ± 25.3 | < 0.001*** |
| AHINREM | 39.3 ± 19.2 | 19.2 ± 14.0 | < 0.001*** | 49.8 ± 22.2 | 24.0 ± 21.2 | < 0.001*** |
| AHIREM | 36.2 ± 22.4 | 18.7 ± 13.3 | < 0.001*** | 50.4 ± 25.5 | 24.5 ± 20.2 | < 0.001*** |
| Nadir O2 saturation (%) | 80.3 ± 7.0 | 83.3 ± 8.3 | 0.018* | 77.7 ± 9.1 | 84.3 ± 7.0 | < 0.001*** |
| ESS | 9.4 ± 4.9 | 7.7 ± 4.1 | < 0.014* | 8.1 ± 5.2 | 7.4 ± 5.0 | 0.165 |
Data are represented as mean ± standard deviation
Abbreviations: MM Muller’s maneuver, DISE Drug-induced sleep endoscopy, AHI Apnea-hypopnea index, NREM Non-rapid eye movement sleep, REM Rapid eye movement sleep, ESS Epworth sleepiness scale
* p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001; statistical analyses were performed using paired t-test