The Effect of Obesity on Brain Diffusion Alteration in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics in patients with OSA.

Patients	Age	RDI	AI	HI
Group 1; (𝑛=43)	50.23±12	38.93±26	29.65±26	54.47±38
Subgroup 1; (𝑛=16)	47.25±13	38.75±28	27.44±27	62.69±43
Subgroup 2; (𝑛=27)	52.00±11	39.04±26	30.96±26	49.59±35
Group 2; (𝑛=22)	43.91±11	26.41±21	23.09±20	18.73±21

Group 1: total obese patients (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m²).
Subgroup 1: morbid obese patients.
Subgroup 2: obese patients.
Group 2: nonobese (control) patients.
RDI: respiratory disturbance index.
AI: apnea index.
HI: hypopnea Index.