Table 1 Patient grouped by surgical outcome before surgery.

From: The effect of tongue base suspension with uvulopalato-pharyngoplasty on sleep quality in obstructive sleep apnea

Values

Success groupa (n = 24)

Failure groupb (n = 12)

P

Age (SD), yrs

38.06(8.91)

42.45(8.13)

0.12

Gender

Male/Female

22/2

10/2

0.56

BMI (SD), kg/m2

26.25(2.73)

27.49(3.12)

0.11

REM arousal index (SD)

18.27(23.45)

13.91(19.46)

0.29

Non-REM arousal index (SD)

22.87(23.09)

15.32(20.44)

0.18

  1. BMI, body mass index; REM, rapid eye movement.
  2. aAHI > 50% reduction and AHI < 20; bAHI reduction not over 50% or AHI > 20.
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