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Table 6 Changes of the PSWEs in OSA patients before and after CPAP treatment (n=27)

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

 

Baseline

Follow-up

P value

Total PSWEs

3.5 (3.2)

3.1 (2.5)

<0.001

PSWEs in stage R

 C3/M2, median (IQR)

0.4 (0.9)

0.4 (0.7)

0.033

 C4/M1, median (IQR)

0.3 (0.6)

0.3 (0.6)

0.043

 F3/M2, median (IQR)

0.3 (0.9)

0.3 (0.6)

0.026

 F4/M1, median (IQR)

0.3 (0.8)

0.3 (0.6)

0.017

 O1/M2, median (IQR)

1.0 (1.3)

0.6 (0.7)

0.040

 O2/M1, median (IQR)

1.0 (1.2)

0.7 (0.7)

0.044

 T3/M2, median (IQR)

0.3 (0.6)

0.3 (0.6)

0.022

 T4/M1, median (IQR)

0.3 (0.7)

0.4 (0.5)

0.028

  1. Abbreviations: OSA obstructive sleep apnea, CPAP continuous positive airway pressure, PSWE paroxysmal slow wave event, IQR interquartile range, stage R rapid eye movement sleep stage