Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the patients with obstructive sleep apnea included in this study.
| Patients No. (% or ± SD) n = 28 |
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|---|---|
| Sex (men) | 26 (92.9) |
| Age (years) | 57 (±9) |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 32.1 (±4.8) |
| Glaucoma (%) | 2 (7.14) |
| AMI (%) | 1 (3.6) |
| Smoker (%) | 4 (14.3) |
| AHT (%) | 12 (42.9) |
| Hyperlipidemia (%) | 11 (39.3) |
| DMII (%) | 7 (25.0) |
| Hyperuricemia (%) | 4 (14.3) |
| CKD (%) | 1 (3.6) |
| Anemia (%) | 1 (3.6) |
| Psoriasis (%) | 1 (3.6) |
| Hypothyroidism (%) | 1 (3.6) |
| Arrhythmia (%) | 1 (3.6) |
| Severe OSA (%) | 27 (96.4) |
| AHI (events/h) | 61.8 (±21.5) |
| CPAP use (h) | 5.09 (±1.83) |
| ODI (events/h) | 66.8 (±21.6) |
| T90 (%) | 13.0 (±12.2) |
| SpO2 mean (%) | 91.2 (±3.5) |
| SpO2 minimum (%) | 77.0 (±10.7) |
Categorical variables expressed as percentages. Continuous variables expressed as mean (±SD, standard deviation). BMI = body mass index, AMI = acute myocardial infarction, AHT = arterial hypertension, DMII = diabetes mellitus type II, CKD = chronic kidney disease, OSA = obstructive sleep apnea, AHI = apnea hypopnea index, CPAP = continuous positive airway pressure, ODI = oxygen desaturation index, SpO2 = peripheral oxygen saturation, T90 = percentage sleep time spent at SpO2 ≤ 90%. Reference [16].