Research Article

The Prioritization of Clinical Risk Factors of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity Using Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process

Table 1

Patients’ characteristics.

OSA severityNumber of patientsAge (years)SexRDI (events/hour)
Range (mean ± SD)Male (%)Female (%)Range (mean ± SD)

No OSA6223–85 (49.6 ± 16.1)38.761.30.0–4.9 (2.9 ± 1.3)
Mild OSA17820–90 (50.6 ± 13.3)45.854.25.0–14.9 (10.1 ± 3.0)
Moderate OSA26219–83 (54.7 ± 13.3)55.944.115.0–29.8 (22.0 ± 4.3)
Severe OSA54019–88 (54.8 ± 12.8)69.630.430.1–168.2 (60.6 ± 25.3)