Research Article
The Influence of Obesity on Different Genders in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Table 2
Characteristics and polysomnographic variables of the male and female patients with obstructive sleep apnea after propensity score matching analysis.
| | | Female () | Male () | value | 95% confidence interval |
| | BMI (kg/m2) | 27.8 ± 5.9 | 27.8 ± 4.6 | 0.993 | −0.802 | 0.795 | | Age (years) | 48.6 ± 12.2 | 48.6 ± 12.7 | 0.990 | −1.871 | 1.895 | | ESS | 9.4 ± 5.4 | 10.7 ± 5.2 | 0.002 | −2.099 |
−0.496 | | AHI (/h) | 23.7 ± 22.5 | 39.7 ± 27.5 | <0.001 | −19.568 | −11.952 | | Sleep efficiency (%) | 76.6 ± 16.7 | 77.2 ± 15.3 | 0.602 | −3.061 | 1.777 | | Arousal index (/h) | 16.3 ± 13.4 | 27.6 ± 19.4 | <0.001 | −13.850 | −8.779 | | Desaturation index (/h) | 24.6 ± 24.1 | 37.0 ± 27.4 | <0.001 | −16.348 | −8.526 | | Mean SaO2 (%) | 95.2 ± 2.8 | 93.8 ± 3.3 | <0.001 | 0.999 | 1.924 | | Lowest SaO2 (%) | 79.2 ± 11.9 | 75.4 ± 13.6 | <0.001 | 1.825 | 5.700 |
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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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