Table 6 Demographic characteristics and polysomnography results of patients receiving surgery after refusing CPAP therapy
|  | Otolaryngology N = 43 | Others N = 17 | Univariate p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | |||
 Age, mean (SD) | 46.86 (11.08) | 50.76 (12.58) | .241 |
 Gender (male), % | 81.4% | 70.6% | .570 |
 BMI, mean (SD) | 28.32 (5.54) | 28.70 (5.82) | .813 |
 Smoking, % | 27.9% | 47.1% | .156 |
 HTN, % | 41.9% | 47.1% | .714 |
 DM, % | 18.6% | 5.9% | .400 |
 CVD, % | 14.0% | 23.5% | .608 |
 HLD, % | 20.9% | 41.2% | .203 |
 CKD, % | 2.3% | 0.0% | .628 |
 COPD, % | 0.0% | 0.0% | nil |
Polysomnography, mean (SD) | |||
 PSQ | 9.71 (3.94) | 8.86 (2.34) | .593 |
 ESS | 10.50 (5.75) | 10.43 (5.26) | .977 |
 AHI | 46.19 (25.19) | 39.06 (21.28) | .308 |
 REM-AHI | 54.50 (29.46) | 44.61 (27.81) | .277 |
 NREM-AHI | 44.99 (27.08) | 35.33 (23.88) | .204 |
 90% PRESSURE | 10.12 (2.63) | 10.06 (2.28) | .929 |
 MEAN SAT | 94.92 (1.82) | 94.75 (2.60) | .776 |
 MEAN HR | 71.26 (10.37) | 70.91 (9.62) | .906 |
 AROUSAL INDEX | 34.24 (22.54) | 24.61 (14.82) | .110 |
 SLEEP EFFICIENCY | 74.79 (16.51) | 71.12 (21.97) | .484 |
 PLM | 3.83 (17.00) | 4.94 (14.27) | .814 |