Paroxysmal slow wave events are associated with cognitive impairment in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Table 5 Correlation analysis between the PSWEs and cognitive performance in patients with OSA (n=275)

	Total PSWEs		PSWEs at F4/M1 in stage R		PSWEs at O1/M2 in stage R		PSWEs at O2/M1 in stage R
	r	P value	r	P value	r	p value	r	P value
Total MoCA scores	−0.310	<0.001	−0.201	0.001	−0.203	0.001	−0.208	0.001
Visuoexecutive	−0.212	<0.001	−0.128	0.034	−0.160	0.008	−0.190	0.002
Naming	−0.291	<0.001	−0.200	0.001	−0.196	0.001	−0.184	0.002
Attention	−0.168	0.005	−0.133	0.028	−0.087	0.151	−0.079	0.190
Language	−0.205	0.001	−0.140	0.020	−0.125	0.038	−0.146	0.016
Abstraction	−0.153	0.011	−0.125	0.039	−0.072	0.234	−0.079	0.194
Delayed recall	−0.223	<0.001	−0.086	0.154	−0.125	0.039	−0.119	0.048
Orientation	−0.259	<0.001	−0.171	0.004	−0.184	0.002	−0.179	0.003

Abbreviations: PSWE paroxysmal slow wave event, OSA obstructive sleep apnea, MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment

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