Table 2 Characteristics by presence or absence of OSA.

From: Impact of tongue fat volume on obstructive sleep apnea in non-obese patients

 

AHI < 5 events per hour

AHI ≥ 5 events per hour

Overall

(n = 36)

(n = 48)

(n = 86)

Age

 Mean (SD)

38.2 (10.9)

45.4 (10.6)

42.2 (11.2)

 Median [Min, Max]

38.0 [20.0, 61.0]

43.0 [25.0, 71.0]

42.0 [20.0, 71.0]

Gender

 Female

8 (22.2%)

7 (14.6%)

16 (18.6%)

 Male

28 (77.8%)

41 (85.4%)

70 (81.4%)

BMI (kg/m2)

 Mean (SD)

26.5 (2.64)

28.3 (2.84)

27.5 (2.89)

 Median [Min, Max]

26.5 [19.6, 32.8]

28.4 [22.1, 34.0]

27.2 [19.6, 34.0]

BMI category

 Normal

9 (25.0%)

6 (12.5%)

16 (18.6%)

 Overweight or obese

27 (75.0%)

42 (87.5%)

70 (81.4%)

Height (in)

 Mean (SD)

69.7 (3.28)

70.0 (3.18)

69.9 (3.20)

 Median [Min, Max]

70.0 [63.0, 76.0]

70.0 [62.0, 76.5]

70.0 [62.0, 76.5]

Weight (lbs)

 Mean (SD)

186 (22.6)

198 (26.3)

193 (25.6)

 Median [Min, Max]

186 [129, 231]

203 [135, 265]

191 [129, 265]

Tongue volume

 Mean (SD)

94,200 (15,200)

99,600 (15,300)

96,800 (15,600)

 Median [Min, Max]

95,400 [56,700, 121,000]

96,600 [61,900, 140,000]

95,700 [56,700, 140,000]

Mean signal

 Mean (SD)

637 (404)

648 (432)

644 (419)

 Median [Min, Max]

742 [161, 1,330]

720 [121, 1,490]

734 [121, 1,490]

Fat signal

 Mean (SD)

2,100 (1,200)

2,080 (1,190)

2,080 (1,190)

 Median [Min, Max]

2,700 [464, 3,710]

2,450 [505, 4,070]

2,610 [464, 4,070]

Fat fraction

 Mean (SD)

0.300 (0.0672)

0.299 (0.0782)

0.301 (0.0733)

 Median [Min, Max]

0.302 [0.152, 0.493]

0.293 [0.147, 0.491]

0.302 [0.147, 0.493]

Fat volume

 Mean (SD)

28,500 (9,080)

29,600 (8,540)

29,100 (8,640)

 Median [Min, Max]

27,600 [13,000, 47,900]

28,700 [14,600, 47,200]

28,200 [13,000, 47,900]

  1. Demographics of study population including age and gender, measured values of BMI, height, and weight, and volumetric analyses including tongue volume, fat signal, fat fraction, and fat volume are stratified by the presence or absence of sleep apnea. Values generated by volumetric analyses are unitless.