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Table 2 Spearman’s correlation between positive airway pressure level and collected variables

From: Role of rhinomanometry in the prediction of therapeutic positive airway pressure for obstructive sleep apnea

Variables

Coefficient

P Value

Age, years

−0.46

0.002

BMI, kg/m2

0.73

< 0.001

AHI, events/hr

0.62

< 0.001

ESS

0.15

0.342

Neck circumference, cm

0.55

< 0.001

Tonsil size

0.28

0.070

MMS

0.19

0.239

SeatedNR75

0.06

0.711

SeatedNR150

−0.19

0.265

SeatedNR300

−0.07

0.733

SupineNR75

0.37

0.019

SupineNR150

0.49

0.004

SupineNR300

0.42

0.057

  1. BMI body mass index, AHI apnea-hypopnea index, ESS Epworth Sleepiness Scale, MMS Modified Mallampati score, SeatedNR75, SeatedNR150, SeatedNR300 nasal resistance in the seated position at 75, 150 and 300 pascal, SupineNR75, SupineNR150, SupineNR300 nasal resistance in the supine position at 75, 150 and 300 pascal
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Respiratory Research

ISSN: 1465-993X

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