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. 2019 Dec 14;43(6):zsz305. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsz305

Table 2.

Participant characteristics by presence of OSA

All No OSA OSA p
Demographics
 Sex (F:M) 74:88 25:12 49:76 <0.001
 Age (years) 47.4 ± 13.9 36.7 ± 11.6 50.6 ± 13.0 <0.001
Anthropometrics
 BMI (kg/m2) 27.8 ± 4.5 27.6 ± 4.3 27.9 ± 4.6 0.44
 Weight (kg) 181.3 ± 34.7 175.1 ± 32.3 183.1 ± 35.3 0.13
 Neck (cm) 38.2 ± 3.8 36.2 ± 3.1 38.7 ± 3.8 <0.001
 Waist (cm) 95.2 ± 11.1 89.2 ± 8.7 97.0 ± 11.1 <0.001
 Hip (cm) 106.8 ± 8.8 105.9 ± 10.6 107.1 ± 8.3 0.72
Sleep architecture
 Total sleep time (min) 364.3 (328.6–401.1) 378.3 (346.3–401.5) 358.0 (323.0–400.0) 0.10
 Sleep efficiency (%) 85.7 (76.7–91.8) 88.3 (82.0–93.5) 84.8 (75.5–90.9) 0.02
 Sleep latency (min) 5.9 (2.2–13.8) 7.4 (2.5–12.9) 5.5 (2.2–13.8) 0.98
 Slow wave sleep (%) 14.9 (6.2–23.7) 23.7 (11.1–28.0) 13.4 (5.7–22.3) <0.001
 Supine sleep (min) 283.9 (162.5–355.6) 309.5 (191.5–362.5) 268.4 (156.1–344.0) 0.16
AHI and sleepiness
 ESS 6.0 (4.0–8.0) 5.0 (3.0–8.3) 6.0 (4.0–8.0) 0.43
 AHI (events/h) 12.8 (5.4–24.1) 2.4 (1.4–4.0) 15.6 (9.0–29.9) <0.001
 AI (events/h) 3.2 (0.7–8.2) 0.4 (0.2–0.9) 4.6 (1.7–12.9) <0.001
 HI (events/h) 10.3 (4.9–17.0) 2.3 (1.1–4.8) 13.7 (7.9–19.7) <0.001
Snore parameters
 Self-reported snore score 10.0 (7.0–13.0) 9.0 (5.0–12.0) 10.0 (7.0–13.0) 0.13
 Snore latency (min) 4.1 (1.3–11.5) 11.5 (3.6–21.2) 3.4 (0.9–7.7) <0.001
 Snoring frequency (%) 18.9 (5.8–44.3) 3.3 (0.4–9.0) 23.6 (10.1–46.9) <0.001
 Snoring intensity (dB(A)) 45.4 (43.2–47.7) 43.0 (41.8–46.0) 48.1 (45.0–51.7) <0.001

Data is presented as mean ± SD and median (IQR) as appropriate.

AHI = apnea–hypopnea index, AI = apnea index, ESS = Epworth sleepiness scale, HI = hypopnea index.