Table 1.
Demographic Features and EPVS in Control and OSA Groups
| Parameter | Control Group (n =44) | Mild Group (n= 25) |
Moderate Group (n =20) | Severe Group (n=18) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (male/female) | 24/20 | 15/10 | 12/8 | 12/6 | 0.45 |
| Age (year) | 33.09±13.39 | 30.92±12.39 | 31.50±9.02 | 29.50±9.21 | 0.70 |
| BMI (kg/m 2) | 23.82±3.44 | 24.99±2.41 | 26.38±1.40 | 27.96±2.38 | 0.00 |
| Neck perimeter (cm) | 36.66±1.85 | 36.81±2.14 | 37.41±1.77 | 37.13±2.20 | 0.18 |
| Snoring, n (%) | 16(36.36%) | 9(36.00%) | 8(40.00%) | 8(44.44%) | 0.72 |
| ESS (score) | 3.96±2.35 | 3.92±2.07 | 5.54±2.01 | 6.13±1. 27 | 0.02 |
| MMSE (score) | 28.00±1.29 | 27.84±1.05 | 27.64±1.52 | 27.12±1.58 | 0.11 |
| EPVS, n (%) | 18(40.91) | 16(64.00) | 15(75.00) | 17(94.44) | <0.01 |
| EPVS (nr) | 7.14±9.65 | 12.16±10.59 | 26.64±15.98 | 47.13±17.52 | <0.01 |
Notes: P was the p-value produced when comparing OSA group with control group; the neck perimeter (in cm) was measured at the level of the cricothyroid membrane. Differences of P<0.05 indicated statistical significance.
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; MMSE, Mini Mental State Scale; ESS, Epworth Sleepiness Scale; EPVS, enlarged perivascular space; nr, number.