Table 6.
Relationships between OSA severity and sex, BMI, alcohol intake, and Epworth Sleepiness Scale.
| Male | Female | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHI < 15 events/h | AHI = 15–29.9 events/h | AHI ≥ 30 events/h | P | AHI < 15 events/h | AHI = 15–29.9 events/h | AHI ≥ 30 events/h | P | |
| n (%) | 950 (79.8) | 180 (15.1) | 61 (5.1) | 1,346 (90.0) | 119 (8.0) | 30 (2.0) | ||
| BMI, kg/m2 | 27.9 ± 3.7 | 29.50 ± 4.3 | 31.27 ± 5.3 | <.0001 | 27.71 ± 5.2 | 31.07 ± 6.4 | 32.31 ± 8.5 | <.0001 |
| Alcohol, glasses per week | 15.1 ± 14.4 | 17.41 ± 15.9 | 22.01 ± 19.6 | .0006 | 6.86 ± 8.2 | 5.16 ± 8.8 | 5.03 ± 6.7 | .0503 |
| Epworth Sleepiness Scale | 5.97 ± 3.7 | 6.62 ± 4.1 | 7.13 ± 4.0 | .0113 | 5.58 ± 3.7 | 6.19 ± 3.7 | 5.93 ± 3.5 | .2016 |
AHI = apnea-hypopnea index, BMI = body mass index, OSA = obstructive sleep apnea.