Table 1.
Clinical data of the studied population (N = 819) according to gender (Mean ± SD).
Fig 1.
AHI = apnea hypopnea index. CPAP = Continuous positive airway pressure. ESS = Epworth Sleepiness Score. PSG = polysomnography.
Table 2.
Responses to selected questions from the Sleep & Health Questionnaire.
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Table 3.
Baseline characteristics of subjects with and without Embletta home sleep study (mean ± SD).
Fig 2.
OSAS prevalence estimates with 95% confidence intervals are illustrated based upon AHI cutoffs of 5 and 15, and diagnosis of OSAS according to age quartile.
Table 4.
Clinical data for the samples (n = 234) with AHI less or equal to versus those with AHI greater than 15 events per hour according to gender (mean ± SD).
Fig 3.
OSAS prevalence illustrated upon gender according to apnea hypopnea index (AHI) quartile.
Table 5.
Stepwise multiple linear regression results on the association with AHI.
Table 6.
Logistic regression analysis on the association between patients suffering from OSAS and several independent variables.
Table 7.
Comparisons between subjects who accepted and those who refused home CPAP treatment with variables expressed as median (IQR).
Table 8.
Changes in sleep apnea-specific quality of life index (SAQLI), cognitive function tests and ESS among CPAP users (n = 30).