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Table 4 Berlin score of OSA risk among respondents in WUSH, southern Ethiopia, 2021

From: Obstructive sleep apnea risk and its associated factors among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at wolkite university specialized hospital, Wolkite, Southern Ethiopia, 2021. A comparative cross-sectional study

Variables

T2DM, n = 102

(n, %)

Non-diabetics, n = 102 (n, %)

P-value

Frequent snoring*

Yes

48 (47.1)

33 (32.4)

0.032

No

54 (52.9)

69 (67.6)

Snoring bothered others*

Yes

36 (35.3)

18 (17.6)

0.004

No

66 (64.7)

84 (82.4)

Breathing pause during sleep*

Yes

7 (6.8)

1 (1.0)

0.030

No

95 (93.2)

101 (99.0)

Category 1 result

Positive

37 (36.3)

17 (16.7)

0.002

Negative

65 (63.7)

85 (83.3)

Feel tired after sleep**

Yes

44 (43.1)

15 (14.7)

 < 0.001

No

58 (56.9)

87 (85.3)

 

Feel tired during wake time**

Yes

40 (39.2)

11 (10.8)

 < 0.001

No

62 (60.8)

91 (89.2)

Frequent nodding-off while in car**

Yes

16 (15.7)

7 (6.9)

0.046

No

86 (84.3)

95 (93.1)

Category 2 result

Positive

40 (39.2)

7 (6.9)

 < 0.001

Negative

62 (60.8)

95 (93.1)

Hypertension***

Yes

39 (38.2)

22 (21.6)

0.009

No

63 (61.8)

80 (78.4)

Obesity***

Yes

26 (25.5)

14 (13.7)

0.034

No

76 (75.5)

88 (86.3)

Category 3 result

Positive

49 (48)

32 (31.4)

0.015

Negative

53 (52)

70 (68.6)

OSA risk

High-risk

43 (42.2)

14 (13.7)

 < 0.001

Low-risk

59 (57.8)

88 (86.3)

  1. OSA Obstructive Sleep Apnea, T2DM Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
  2. Category 1 result computed from the three variables labeled in *, Category 2 result computed from the three variables labeled in ** and Category 3 result computed from the last two variables labeled in***