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. 2021 May 18;6(1):22–30. doi: 10.1177/24741264211009677

Table 1.

Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of Patients With Only OSA, Only CSC, or Both CSC and OSA, and CSC Treatment for Eyes of Patients with Only CSC or Both CSC and OSA.

  Total patients (N = 57) Patients with CSC and OSA (n = 19) Patients with only CSC (n = 20) Patients with only OSA (n = 18) P value
Age, mean (SD), y 58.5 (12.9) 58.4 (13.0) 59.6 (12.6) 57.6 (13.8) .895
BMIa at diagnosis, mean (SD) 28.9 (5.9) 28.3 (5.3) 24.1 (1.8) 31.3 (6.5) .006
Sex, No. (%) .537
 Male 48 (84.2) 16 (84.2) 18 (90.0) 14 (77.8)
 Female 9 (15.8) 3 (15.8) 2 (10.0) 4 (22.2)
Race/Ethnicity, No. (%) <.0001
 Non-Hispanic White 26 (45.6) 8 (42.1) 20 (50.0) 8 (44.4)
 Hispanic 9 (15.8) 5 (26.3) 4 (20.0)
 Asian 20 (35.1) 4 (21.1) 6 (30.0) 10 (55.6)
 Other 2 (3.5) 2 (10.5)
Smoking history, No. (%) .499
 Never smoker 42 (73.7) 14 (73.7) 16 (80.0) 12 (66.7)
 Prior smoker 14 (25.9) 5 (27.8) 3 (15.8) 6 (33.3)
 Current smoker 1 (1.9) 1 (5.3)
AHI, median (IQR) 24.7 (15.7-53.9) 17.0 (14.1-24.5) 31.2 (21.0-54.3) .320
OSA severity,b mean (SD) .076
 Mild 11 (19.3) 8 (42.1) 3 (16.7)
 Moderate 12 (21.1) 7 (36.8) 5 (27.8)
 Severe 14 (24.6) 4 (21.1) 10 (55.6)
Nocturnal SpO2 nadir,c median (IQR) 85.0 (78.0-89.0) 86.0 (80.3-89.3) 80.0 (73.5-89.0) .143
ODI,d median (IQR) 9.8 (6.5-50.4) 7.9 (3.9-15.7) 15.0 (7.0-63.0) .236
Total eyes with CSC and OSA or only CSC (n = 43) Eyes with CSC and OSA (n = 22) Eyes with only CSC (n = 21)
CSC treatment .875
 Intravitreal anti-VEGF injection 3 (7.0) 1 (4.5) 2 (9.5)
 Photodynamic therapy 10 (23.3) 6 (27.3) 4 (16.7)
 Laser photocoagulation 1 (2.3) 1 (4.8)
 Observation 29 (67.4) 15 (68.2) 14 (66.7)

Abbreviations: AHI, Apnea-Hypopnea Index; BMI, body mass index; CSC, central serous chorioretinopathy; IQR, interquartile range; ODI, Oxygen Desaturation Index; OSA, obstructive sleep apnea; SpO2, oxygen saturation; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor.

a Calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared.

b Defined by American Academy of Sleep Medicine criteria: mild (5 ≤ AHI < 15), moderate (15 ≤ AHI < 30), and severe (AHI ≥ 30).

c Missing minimum nocturnal SpO2 nadir for 1 patient.

d Missing ODI for 10 patients.