Serum C-reactive protein level and sleep characteristics in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome comorbid with panic disorder: a preliminary study

Table 2 Sleep parameters of healthy controls and OSAS patients with and without PD

Variables	OSAS with PD (n = 25)	OSAS without PD (n = 29)	HC (n = 25)
TST (min)	409.0 (284.8, 444.8)^a	422.5 (366.0,485.5)	437.0 (424.8,467.0)
WASO (min)	55.8 (31.5, 91.1)^a	81.0 (46.3,110.8)^a	24.5 (18.6,33.0)
SL (min)	20.0 (11.5,36.3)^a,b	9.0 (5.8,13.8)	6.8 (3.8,11.0)
SE	84.1% (72.2%, 87.6%)^a	82.6% (76.5%,88.1%)^a	91.5% (86.9%,94.2%)
N1%	39.7% (28.9%, 56.3%)^a,b	27.0% (12.6%, 37.2%)^a	10.4% (8.1%, 14.6%)
N2%	45.8% (35.9%, 57.0%)^a,b	56.1% (42.9%, 70.3%)	54.0% (49.4%, 59.4%)
N3%	1.3% (0.0%, 5.2%)^a	0.0% (0.0%, 5.4%)^a	15.2% (11.7%, 20.5%)
REM%	7.9% (2.7%, 13.3%)^a,b	14.4% (8.2%, 17.1%)^a	18.3% (13.3%, 20.3%)

Abbreviations: OSAS Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, PD Panic disorder, TST Total sleep time, WASO Wake time after sleep onset, SE Sleep efficiency, SL Sleep onset latency, N1, N2, N3, and REM% percentages of stage 1, stage 2, stage 3, and REM sleep
^aindicates significance of the comparisons between healthy controls and OSAS patients
^bindicates significance of the comparisons between OSAS with PD and without PD groups

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