Table 5.
Correlation of saturation values with oropharyngeal volume, before and after RME.
| Saturation | Oropharyngeal volume |
|
|---|---|---|
| Before RME | After RME | |
| Mean Sat. awake | R = −0.207a | R = 0.062a |
| Mean Sat. REM | R = −0.245a | R = −0.141a |
| Mean Sat. NREM | R = −0.253a | R = −0.040a |
| Total desat | R = −0.180a | R = −0.198a |
| SDI | R = −0.148a | R = −0.195a |
| SDI REM | R = −0.049a | R = −0.164a |
| SDI NREM | R = −0.202a | R = −0.178a |
| OAHI SUPINE | R = −0.136a | R = −0.147a |
| OAHI NON-SUPINE | R = −0.108a | R = −0.139a |
R, Pearson Correlation Coefficient; * p < 0.05 (coefficients significantly different from zero).
RME, Rapid Maxillary Expansion; REM, Rapid Eye Movement; SDI, Sleep Desaturation Index; OAHI SUPINE, Apnea Index + Obstructive Hypopnea Supine Position; OAHI NON-SUPINE, Apnea Index + Obstructive Hypopnea Non-Supine Position.
a
p > 0.05 (coefficients not significantly different from zero).