Research Article

Screening Sleep Disordered Breathing in Stroke Unit

Table 3

The respiratory parameters of the PSG group and the POL group.

PSG groupPOL group
MedianMinMaxMedianMinMax

AHI obstructive ( /h)18.11.267.9
AHI central ( /h)001.2
ODI44.5032.56.0064.8
% OP1–OP327.22.669.314.1045.8
% CP004.70051.6
% IRR0.809.60.5025.4
SaO2min (%)87.579.093.085.075.091.0
SaO2mean (%)93.790.796.593.289.597.1
Pulse (bpm)554673584686

AHI obstructive: number of obstructive apneas and hypopneas per hour of sleep; AHI central: number of central apneas per hour of sleep; ODI4: number of desaturations per hour of sleep; % OP1–OP3: percentage of time with obstructive periodic breathing as detected by Emfit sensor; % CP: percentage of time with central periodic breathing as detected by Emfit sensor; % IRR: percentage of time with prolonged partial obstruction as detected by Emfit sensor; SaO2min: minimum oxygen saturation percentage; SaO2mean: average oxygen saturation percentage; Pulse: mean pulse per minute.