Table 3.
The effects of SAP in different baseline AHI severity categories.
| Numbers | 5 ≤ AHI ≤ 30 | AHI > 30 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 7 | |||||
| Variable | Baseline | SAP | p value | Baseline | SAP | p value |
| Average oxygen saturation (%) | 94.5 ± 1.6 | 95.9 ± 1.3 | 0.072 | 92.5 ± 3.1 | 92.4 ± 3.4 | 0.958 |
| ODI (events/hour) | 10.3 ± 1.9 | 2.9 ± 2.6 | 0.001 | 28.5 ± 19.4 | 14.6 ± 8.7 | 0.244 |
| Snore number | 2528.0 ± 1231.3 | 1786.6 ± 1050.7 | 0.018 | 2007.9 ± 924.5 | 1388.7 ± 1165.5 | 0.063 |
| Snore index (events/hour) | 524.8 ± 247.9 | 377.0 ± 218.7 | 0.013 | 425.0 ± 181.2 | 307.9 ± 224.2 | 0.176 |
| AHI (events/hour) | 14.8 ± 6.2 | 10.3 ± 7.2 | 0.002 | 44.6 ± 15.9 | 36.6 ± 27.0 | 0.128 |
| Supine AHI (events/hour) | 21.4 ± 13.5 | 14.5 ± 12.2 | 0.002 | 46.9 ± 15.0 | 40.0 ± 28.1 | 0.398 |
| Nonsupine AHI (events/hour) | 14.7 ± 11.5 | 11.8 ± 15.0 | 0.401 | 24.3 ± 20.7 | 19.3 ± 12.7 | 0.655 |
Data are given as mean ± SD. SAP: smart antisnore pillow; ODI: oxygen denaturation index; AHI: apnea-hypopnea index.