Research Article

Early Left Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic Dysfunction in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Obstructive Sleep Apnoea and Normal Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction

Table 2

The results of polysomnography.

PolysomnographyMean ± SDMedian
(minimum–maximum)

AHI index ( /h) 34 (6–108.1)
Mean SaO2 (%) 93 (75–97)
ODI index (events/h) 22.7 (0.8–104.0)
The lowest SaO2 (%) >2 sec (%) 79 (0–93)
Epworth score 13 (1–26)

Results are presented as mean ± SD and median (minimum–maximum).
AHI: apnea hypopnea index; SaO2: oxygen saturation; ODI index: oxygen desaturation index.