Research Article
Electrocardiographic Associations Seen with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Table 1
Comparison of demographic findings in patients diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea and controls.
| | | OSA (n = 215) | Control (n = 41) | p |
| | Sex, Male, | 93% | 76% | <0.001 |
| | Age, Median ± SD, years | 52.18 ± 14.04 | 44.55 ± 14.64 | 0.002 |
| | BMI, median ± SD | 38.5 ± 9.9 | 36.5 ± 8.9 | >0.005 |
| | Obese (BMI >30), n () | 173 (80.4%) | 29 (72.5%) | <0.05 |
| | BMI <18.5, n () | 1 (0.40%) | 0 | >0.05 |
| | BMI 18.5 – 24.9, n () | 7 (4.2%) | 5 (12.5%) | >0.05 |
| | BMI 25-29.9, n () | 34 (15.8%) | 6 (15%) | >0.05 |
| | BMI 30-34.9, n () | 27 (12.6%) | 8 (20%) | <0.005 |
| | BMI 35-39.9, n () | 52 (23.3%) | 7 (17.5%) | <0.005 |
| | BMI >40, n () | 94 (43.7%) | 15 (37.5%) | <0.005 |
| | Preexisting condition | | | |
| | Chronic Obstructive | | | >0.05 | | Pulmonary Disease, n () | 12 (5.6%) | 10% | |
| | Diabetes Mellitus, n () | 48 (22.3%) | 20% | >0.05 |
| | Hypertension, n () | 91 (42.3%) | 37.5% | >0.05 |
| | Sleep Study Findings | | | >0.05 |
| | AHI, median ±SD | 22 ± 30.4 | 1.4 ± 6.1 | >0.05 |
| | AHI 5-15, n () | 30.2% | 0 | >0.05 |
| | AHI 16-30, n () | 23.2% | 0 | >0.05 |
| | AHI >31, n () | 39.1 | 0 | >0.05 |
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