Skip to main content

Table 1 Characteristics of all participants

From: The relationship of tongue fat content and efficacy of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty in Chinese patients with obstructive sleep apnea

 

All participants

The severity of OSA

P

Follow-up participants

P

Moderate

Severe

Responder

Non-responder

N

52

7

45

 

14

10

-

Age (years)

35.55 ± 7.32

32.29 ± 5.94

36.07 ± 7.44

> 0.05

37.10 ± 5.43

36.14 ± 7.95

> 0.05

BMI (kg/m2)

26.78 ± 2.84

24.86 ± 2.23

27.08 ± 2.83

> 0.05

25.57 ± 2.38

26.96 ± 2.60

> 0.05

Height (cm)

172.65 ± 4.60

175.00 ± 7.00

172.27 ± 4.09

> 0.05

173.20 ± 3.97

173.64 ± 4.62

> 0.05

Weight (kg)

79.75 ± 8.30

75.79 ± 3.05

80.38 ± 8.71

> 0.05

76.40 ± 6.90

81.21 ± 8.16

> 0.05

Neck circumference (cm)

40.08 ± 2.12

38.57 ± 2.30

40.32 ± 2.02

> 0.05

39.40 ± 2.27

40.00 ± 2.15

> 0.05

Abdominal circumference (cm)

97.82 ± 7.91

92.86 ± 4.60

98.61 ± 8.07

> 0.05

96.20 ± 7.05

97.14 ± 6.55

> 0.05

AHI (events/hour)

57.73 ± 21.65

21.54 ± 4.52

63.49 ± 17.17

< 0.05*

47.92 ± 14.93

55.47 ± 21.70

> 0.05

OAHI (events/hour)

52.18 ± 20.04

20.58 ± 5.01

57.20 ± 16.59

< 0.05*

47.36 ± 14.79

52.30 ± 20.21

> 0.05

OAI (events/hour)

40.09 ± 23.76

6.89 ± 7.28

44.38 ± 21.00

< 0.05*

30.16 ± 19.49

45.05 ± 27.02

> 0.05

LSaO2 (%)

69.88 ± 10.71

85.14 ± 4.63

67.45 ± 9.30

< 0.05*

72.80 ± 8.64

70.00 ± 9.17

> 0.05

ESS

10.82 ± 4.88

7.86 ± 4.88

11.30 ± 4.77

> 0.05

10.50 ± 5.46

10.71 ± 5.51

> 0.05

  1. *indicates statistical significance
  2. BMI = body mass index; AHI = apnea hypopnea index; OAHI = obstructive apnea hypopnea index; OAI = obstructive apnea index; LSaO2 = lowest oxygen saturation; ESS = Epworth sleepiness