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Table 4 Comparison between the good and bad sleepers groups as regards polysomnographic variables

From: Sleep pattern in a group of patients undergoing hemodialysis compared to control

 

Good sleeper

Poor sleeper

P value

Sleep onset latency

8.5 ± 8.8

15.1 ± 7.7

0.149

Sleep efficiency (%)

80.4 ± 6.8

62.9 ± 11.2

0.001

Sleep stage I (%)

7.5 ± 7.5

26.6 ± 28.4

0.033

Sleep stage II (%)

33.9 ± 17.6

38.0 ±13.6

0.623

SWS (%)

51.7 ± 24.0

31.6 ± 30.7

0.141

REM sleep (%)

6.9 ± 7.4

3.9 ± 5.4

0.399

REM latency (min)

222.0 ± 66.2

113.5 ± 99.5

0.012

Arousal index (h)

36.7 ± 15.6

30.1 ± 25.5

0.492

Sleep total apnea (h)

9.8 ± 8.3

10.0 ± 13.1

0.962

Sleep obstructive apnea (h)

5.0 ± 5.0

8.2 ± 11.0

0.375

Sleep central apnea (h)

1.7 ± 1.5

.8 ± 1.3

0.240

Mixed apnea (h)

3.2 ± 2.8

1.0 ± 1.7

0.122

SL hypopnea/h

22.4 ± 20.1

9.4 ± 14.5

0.196

Desaturations (h)

30.0 ± 24

21.4 ± 22.7

0.473

RDI

32.2 ± 26.1

19.4 ± 22.6

0.328

PLM Index

30.7 ± 23.2

23.1 ± 35.1

0.576

  1. Values are expressed as number (%) or as mean ± SD, as appropriate
  2. AHI apnea-hypopnea index, RDI respiratory disturbance index, PLM Index Periodic Limb Movements Index, REM rapid eye movement sleep, SWS slow-wave sleep