Table 2: Pre- and post-operative sleep parameters.
|
Sleep parameters |
Mean |
N |
Standard Deviation |
t-value |
p-value |
|
Pre-VAS |
7.17 |
24 |
2.582 |
9.695 |
< 0.001 |
|
Post-VAS |
2.54 |
24 |
1.978 |
|
|
|
Pre-ESS |
12.75 |
24 |
5.067 |
9.595 |
< 0.001 |
|
Post-ESS |
4.54 |
24 |
3.107 |
|
|
|
Pre-AHI |
32.04 |
24 |
19.570 |
6.83 |
< 0.001 |
|
Post AHI |
15.29 |
24 |
11.660 |
|
|
|
Pre-Lsat |
74.44 |
24 |
10.582 |
6.048 |
< 0.001 |
|
Post-Lsat |
86.04 |
24 |
5.790 |
|
|
VAS: Visual Analog Score for snoring; ESS: Epworth Sleepiness Score; AHI: Apnoea Hypopnoea Index; LSAT: Lowest Oxygen Saturation; N: Number of Patients; Pre: Preoperative; Post: Postoperative