Research Article
The Influence of Obesity on Different Genders in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Table 1
Characteristics and polysomnographic variables of the male and female patients with obstructive sleep apnea.
| | | Female () | Male () | value | 95% confidence interval |
| | BMI (kg/m2) | 27.8 ± 5.9 | 27.8 ± 4.4 | 0.869 | −0.598 | 0.708 | | Age (years) | 48.5 ± 12.2 | 45.6 ± 12.8 | <0.001 | 1.475 | 4.407 | | ESS | 9.4 ± 5.4 | 10.4 ± 5.2 | 0.001 | −1.613 | −0.397 | | AHI (/h) | 23.7 ± 22.5 | 41.8 ± 28.1 | <0.001 | −20.711 | −15.316 | | Sleep efficiency (%) | 76.6 ± 16.6 | 77.8 ± 15.8 | 0.187 | −3.072 | 0.600 | | Arousal index (/h) | 16.2 ± 13.4 | 29.12 ± 21.2 | <0.001 | −15.256 | −10.572 | | Desaturation index (/h) | 24.4 ± 24.1 | 38.6 ± 28.0 | <0.001 | −17.098 | −11.395 | | Mean SaO2 (%) | 95.2 ± 2.8 | 93.7 ± 3.7 | <0.001 | 1.173 | 1.843 | | Lowest SaO2 (%) | 79.2 ± 11.9 | 75.4 ± 13.4 | <0.001 | 2.454 | 5.255 |
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Values are mean ± SD. BMI, body mass index; ESS, Epworth Sleepiness Scale; AHI, apnea-hypopnea index; SaO2, oxygen saturation.
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