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Table 1 Clinical features between obstructive sleep apnea

From: Differences in patients derived from otolaryngology and other specialties with sleep apnea

 

ENT

SDB

Variable

No OSA (n: 34)

OSA (n:90)

p value

No OSA (n:51)

OSA (n:306)

p value

Demography

 Age, years

40.7 ± 12.43

46.90 ± 11.98

0.002*

50.35 ± 16.39

55.42 ± 13.45

0.014*

 Neck circumference, cms

38 ± 3.36

40.20 ± 3.46

<0.001*

38.77 ± 4.28

41.77 ± 3.64

<0.001*

 Body mass index, kg/m2

26.13 ± 2.86

28.65 ± 3.99

<0.001*

27.89 ± 3.27

30.57 ± 4.49

<0.001*

 Systolic pressure, mmHg

114 ± 13.77

119.59 ± 12.02

0.015*

123. 37 ± 16.29

123.61 ± 13.77

0.765

 Diastolic pressure, mmHg

72.60 ± 9.15

77.03 ± 8.53

0.025*

75.43 ± 10.57

81.52 ± 9.72

0.002*

 Pulse oximetry, %

96.33 ± 1.29

95.91 ± 1.36

0.232

94.91 ± 2.39

94.92 ± 1.30

0.471

 Tobacco (Former- current)

48.9%

53.52%

0.423

62.74

58.73

0.524

 Pack year index (Former - current)

10.37 ± 19.76

9.09 ± 11.03

0.321

22.35 ± 31.26

14.91 ± 18.08

0.042*

 NOSE, (SD)

47.23 ± 25.62

42.11 ± 28.50

0.239

34.21 ± 25.24

34.15 ± 23.58

0.986

 Rhinitis

51%

29.4%

0.005*

27.45%

25.5%

0.44

 Hypertension

6.38%

21.17%

0.012*

23.52%

41.77%

0.008*

 T2DM

0%

1.17%

0.613

1.96%

11.14%

0.023*

 Insomnia

25.53%

18.82%

0.21

19.6%

28.53%

0.12

Sleep Questionnaires

 Epworth, (SD)

7.38 ± 4.51

7.84 ± 4.53

0.535

7.62 ± 4.36

8.16 ± 4.83

0.447

 STOP-BANG, (SD)

3.08 ± 1.39

4.27 ± 1.43

<0.001*

3.45 ± 1.33

5.015 ± 1.42

<0.001*

 Flemons, (SD)

41.70 ± 4.73

45.32 ± 6.79

0.001*

43.28 ± 5.22

47. 85 ± 6.89

<0.001*

 Thornton, (SD)

2.13 ± 1.41

14.26 ± 5.65

<0.001*

2.56 ± 1.41

12.67 ± 5.06

<0.001*

OSA Severity

 Mild OSA

46%

   

31%

 

 Moderate OSA

30%

   

35%

 

 Severe OSA

24%

   

34%

 
  1. (OSA) and no OSA separated by Otolaryngology (ENT) and Sleep disorder breathing (SDB). NOSE: Nasal Obstruction and Septoplasty effectiveness Scale, AHI: Apnea hypopnea index, ODI: Oxygen desaturation index, SpO2: Oxygen saturation, TST-90%: Total sleep time with oxyhemoglobin saturation below 90%, T2DM: Type 2 diabetes mellitus. SD: Standard deviation. *Highlight: Statistically significant