Research Article
Cyclic Alternating Pattern in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients with versus without Excessive Sleepiness
Table 3
Comparison of parameters of sleep microstructure in OSA patients with and without ES (ES versus non-ES).
| | | ES | Non-ES | value |
| | The number of arousal | 216.2 (73.25) | 207.5 (117.19) | 0.828 | | Arousal index | 36.4 (18.04) | 35.05 (16.85) | 0.834 | | CAP duration, min | 212.15 (70.88) | 162.9 (99.33) | 0.019 | CAP rate (%)
= CAP (min)/NREM (min) × 100 | 65.98 (11.53) | 53.93 (15.72) | 0.033 | | The number of CAP cycles | 375.5 (165.5) | 293 (130.25) | 0.013 | | Mean phase A duration, min | 16.79 (1.72) | 16.12 (2.11) | 0.373 | | Mean phase B duration, min | 17.41 (2.73) | 20.22 (3.49) | 0.028 | | Subtype A1 duration, min | 29.53 (26.76) | 21.25 (19.17) | 0.299 | | Subtype A1 (%) | 8.93 (7.87) | 6.38 (5.39) | 0.265 | Subtype A1 index
(The number of A1/NREM hours) | 8.6 (7.93) | 3.5 (8.4) | 0.070 | | Subtype A2 duration, min | 49.35 (33.1) | 21.9 (25.7) | 0.019 | | Subtype A2 (%) | 15.17 (6.35) | 9.69 (6.98) | 0.036 | Subtype A2 index
(The number of A2/NREM hours) | 13.95 (9.82) | 12.49 (8.62) | 0.661 | | Subtype A3 duration, min | 145.95 (40.1) | 113.05 (38) | 0.051 | | Subtype A3 (%) | 41.9 (6.02) | 37.85 (11.4) | 0.169 | Subtype A3 index
(The number of A3/NREM hours) | 38.51 (13.83) | 41.56 (11.66) | 0.503 |
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