Clinical Study

The Role of Daytime Sleepiness in Psychosocial Outcomes after Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Table 4

Prediction of Profile of Mood States subscales in participants with OSA treated with CPAP using stepwise regression.

PredictorsTension anxietyDepression dejectionAnger hostilityVigor activityFatigue inertiaConfusion bewilderment

BMI
β0.38
.14
t (df)3.06 (26)
P .005
ESS (post)
β0.480.390.460.470.47
.23.16.21.270.22
t (df)2.83 (27)2.23 (27)2.70 (27)3.06 (26)2.78 (27)
P .009.035.012.005.010
PSQI (post)
β−0.58
.33
t (df)−3.66 (27)
P .001
Model .23.15.22.33.41.22
Adjusted .20.12.18.31.37.19
F (df)7.99 (1, 27)4.95 (1, 27)7.28 (1, 27)13.39 (1, 27)9.14 (2, 26)7.70 (1,27)
P .009.035.012.001
.001.010

Nonsignificant predictor variables including age, education, diagnostic respiratory disturbance index (RDI), diagnostic peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2), and post-treatment sleep efficiency are not shown in the table.
BMI: body mass index; ESS: Epworth sleepiness scale; PSQI: Pittsburg sleep quality index.