TABLE 1

Psychomotor vigilance task performance data in all patients (n=567), in men (n=327) and in women (n=240)

All patientsMale OSA patientsFemale OSA patients
Median RT ms378.0 (341.0–440.8)362.4 (332.6–410.8)405.1 (363.0–477.0)
RRT ms−12.6 (2.2–2.9)2.7 (2.4–3.0)2.4 (2.1–2.7)
Slowest 10% RT ms676.0 (544.3–1025.0)622.0 (518.3–910.5)753.5 (578.5–1221.0)
Fastest 10% RT ms297.0 (277.4–334.2)289.0 (272.5–317.2)313.0 (285.5–352.0)
Lapses13 (5–35)10 (4–21)19 (9–51)
Sample Entropy0.31 (0.12–0.71)0.22 (0.11–0.66)0.44 (0.16–0.80)

All values are presented as the median (interquartile range). All performance metrics differed significantly between men and women based on Wilcoxon rank-sum test. OSA: obstructive sleep apnoea; RT: reaction time; RRT: mean reciprocal reaction time.