Table 1 Patient characteristics
From: The effect of CPAP on the upper airway and ventilatory flow in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
Demographics and anthropometrics | |
Men, No. (%) | 13 (100) |
Age, year | 51 (49–56) |
BMI, kg/m² | 28.1 (25.1–31.7) |
Neck circumference, cm | 42 (40─43) |
Polysomnographic parameters | |
AHI, events/h | 24.9 (20.1─43.9) |
Obstructive AHI, events/h | 24.5 (19.9─43.3) |
Supine AHI, events/h | 42.9 (32.2─60.2) |
Apnea index, events/h | 1.2 (0.4─7.0) |
ODI, events/h | 18.5 (9.9─28.3) |
Baseline DISE collapse | |
Soft palate, No. (%) | 12 (92) |
Partial | 5 (38) |
Complete | 7 (54) |
Lateral walls, No. (%) | 10 (77) |
Partial | 5 (38) |
Complete | 5 (38) |
Tongue base, No. (%) | 7 (54) |
Partial | 5 (38) |
Complete | 2 (15) |
Epiglottis, No. (%) | 2 (15) |
Partial | 1 (8) |
Complete | 1 (8) |