Table 1.
Basic characteristics of the study population, severity of GERD symptoms, and polysomnographic parameters’ distribution and comparison of variables between the test and control groups.
| OSA Group (n = 46) Mean ± Std. Dev. |
Control Group (n = 12) Mean ± Std. Dev. |
Both (n = 58) Mean ± Std. Dev. |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (M:F) | 41:5 | 7:5 | 48:10 |
| Age (year) | 54.8 ± 10.6 | 56.5 ± 8.7 | 55.2 ± 10.2 |
| Height (m) | 173.9 ± 7.4 | 168.8 ± 13.2 | 172.8 ± 9.0 |
| Weight (kg) | 108.1 ± 21.1 | 92.5 ± 15.0 | 104.8 ± 20.8 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 35.7 ± 6.5 | 32.7 ± 5.5 | 35.1 ± 6.4 |
| Waist circumference | 116.7 ± 13.4 | 111.0 ± 9.0 | 115.5 ± 12.8 |
| GERD symptoms day (p = 0.3895) | 11.4 ± 9.3 | 14.4 ± 9.2 | 12.1 ± 9.2 |
| GERD symptoms night (p = 0.8637) | 2.8 ± 3.0 | 2.7 ± 2.4 | 2.8 ± 2.9 |
| GERD symptoms overall (p = 0.4416) | 14.3 ± 11.7 | 17.1 ± 11.4 | 14.9 ± 11.6 |
| ESS (p = 0.9209) | 10.7 ± 5.2 | 11.3 ± 4.5 | 10.8 ± 5.0 |
| AHI (p = x) | 45.9 ± 25.8 | 6.3 ± 4.2 | 37.7 ± 28.1 |
| Snoring time (p = 0.0744) | 15.0 ± 16.3 | 7.8 ± 13.1 | 13.5 ± 15.9 |
| SpO2 mean (p = 0.1693) | 90.6 ± 5.2 | 93.0 ± 1.7 | 91.1 ± 4.7 |
| SpO2 lowest (p < 0.001) | 73.9 ± 12.1 | 85.4 ± 4.9 | 76.3 ± 11.9 |