Research Article

Comparing REM- and NREM-Related Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Demographic (age, gender, and BMI) and polysomnographic (AHI severity, inclusion in either old or new definitions of REM-related OSA, ESS, arousal index, saturation below 90%, and saturation nadir) details of the included sample.

MeanStandard deviationCountPercentage

Age5513

Gender
 Male26555.4
 Female21344.6

BMI36.627.61

AHI severity
 Mild7415.5
 Moderate6714.0
 Severe33770.5

Old definition
 No39282.0
 Yes8618.0

New definition
 No46597.3
 Yes132.7

ESS10.676.13
Arousal index41.9222.89
Saturation below 90%32.3132.85
Saturation nadir70.0016.04

AHI: Apnea-Hypopnea Index, BMI: body mass index, ESS: Epworth Sleepiness Scale.