TABLE 1

Characteristics of obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) patients

OHSOSAp-value
Patients n206236
Women %41.3%24.2%<0.001
BMI kg·m−246.132.2<0.001
CCI score3.11.6<0.001
Age years56.352.3<0.001
PaO2 kPa7.910.2<0.001
PaCO2 kPa7.05.3<0.001
Awake SpO291.0%94.9%<0.001
Mean SpO284.8%93.2%<0.001
REI h−160.132.3<0.001
ODI3 h−165.3126.10.253
ODI4 h−161.329.8<0.001
ESS score10.79.20.033

Data are presented as means unless otherwise stated. BMI: body mass index; CCI: Charlson Comorbidity Index; PaO2: arterial oxygen tension; PaCO2: arterial carbon dioxide tension; SpO2: oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximetry; REI: respiratory event index; ODI3: ≥3% oxygen desaturation index; ODI4: ≥4% oxygen desaturation index; ESS: Epworth Sleepiness Scale.