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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Aug 12.
Published in final edited form as: J Sleep Res. 2018 Aug 30;28(5):e12756. doi: 10.1111/jsr.12756

TABLE 4.

Slopes (EMG/Pes) and peak EMG activity at Pes −25 cmH2O of the peri-pharyngeal muscles evaluated (non-GG muscles) in addition to the GG

Slope (EMG%max/cmH2O) EMGP−25 (%max)
SG (n = 7) −0.73 ± 0.39 21.30 ± 8.83
GH (n = 10) −0.39 ± 0.31 12.46 ± 10.25
SCM (n = 9) −0.52 ± 0.22 17.12 ± 6.78
SH (n = 8) −0.48 ± 0.36 11.30 ± 6.8
all non-GG (n = 34) −0.51 ± 0.35 15.86 ± 11.59

Note. Mean ± SD data were calculated for all patients together (healthy + OSA). There was no significant difference between the parameters of the non-GG muscles.

EMG: electromyogram; Pes: oesophageal pressure; GG: genioglossus; SG: styloglossus; GH: geniohyoid; SCM: sterno-cleido-mastoid; SH: sternohyoid; OSA: obstructive sleep apnea. EMGP-25: peak EMG at Pes −25 cmH2O.