Research Article
Tae-Eum Type as an Independent Risk Factor for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Table 2
The association between sleep variables and Sasang constitution types.
| | Variable | TE | SE | SY | value |
| | Number of cases | 364 | 82 | 206 | | | Habitual snorer, (%) | 91 (24.3) | 13 (15.7) | 41 (19.1) | 0.13 | | Efficient sleep, yes (%) | 59 (15.7) | 17 (20.2) | 34 (15.8) | 0.57 | | Siesta, (%) | 145 (38.5) | 29 (34.5) | 72 (33.5) | 0.45 | | EDS, (%) | 22 (6.0) | 7 (8.5) | 21 (10.2) | 0.19 | | Sleep duration, h | 6.9 ± 1.2 | 6.6 ± 1.1 | 6.8 ± 1.1 | 0.26 | | ESS | 5.5 ± 3.2 | 5.9 ± 3.1 | 5.4 ± 3.4 | 0.53 | | AHI | 8.9 ± 9.6* | 3.9 ± 5.9 | 5.0 ± 6.0 | <0.0001 | | ODI | 8.4 ± 9.1* | 3.1 ± 4.7 | 4.2 ± 5.2 | <0.0001 |
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Abbreviations: EDS: excessive daytime sleepiness; ESS: Epworth sleepiness scale; AHI: apnea-hypopnea index; ODI: oxygen desaturation index.
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versus the rest groups.
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