Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Associations in People with and without Epilepsy
Table 3
Mean AHIs of OSA severity by SRI and epilepsy status.
OSA Severity
AHI: Mean±SD
PWO+PWE (N)
PWO (N)
PWE (N)
Mild
-SRI
10.04±2.74 (31)
10.55±2.69 (14)
9.62±2.79 (17)
+SRI
8.9±2.64 (17)
8.07±1.80 (6)
9.35±2.98 (11)
Total
9.55±2.74 (48)
9.81±2.68 (20)
9.51±2.82 (28)
Moderate
-SRI
22.07±4.83 (18)
21.51±5.72 (11)
22.96±3.18 (7)
+SRI
20.65±5.24 (18)
22.11±5.63 (9)
19.19±4.66 (9)
Total
21.36±5.02 (36)
21.78±5.54 (20)
20.84±4.40 (16)
Severe
-SRI
54.57±18.75 (31)
56.61±16.55 (21)
50.29±23.10 (10)
+SRI
68.62±16.40 (10)
71.73±18.34 (7)
61.37±9.40 (3)
Total
58.00±19.02 (41)
60.39±17.95 (28)
52.85±20.94 (13)
AHI: apnea-hypopnea index, OSA: obstructive sleep apnea, SRI: serotonin reuptake inhibitor, PWO: people without epilepsy, PWE: people with epilepsy, and SD: standard deviation.
