Research Article

Sarcopenia and Hypoxia in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Table 1

Clinical characteristics and polysomnographic findings in participants.

Patients with obstructive sleep apnea ()Healthy controls () value

Clinical data
, years0.870
 Male, (%)32 (80.0)40 (76.9)0.724
 Body mass index (kg/m2) (interquartile range)25.2 (23.9–27.1)
 Epworth sleepiness scale (interquartile range)6 (3–9)
Polysomnographic data
 Sleep (minutes)
 Sleep efficiency (%) (interquartile range)77.1 (71.8–85.1)
 Total apnea-hypopnea index (interquartile range)15.4 (9.9–24.9)
 Average oxygen (%)
 Lowest oxygen saturation (%) (interquartile range)85.0 (82.5–88.7)

SD: standard deviation.