The rising role of age stratification in sleep and CPAP therapy adherence in elderly population

Table 5. Supplementum: Polysomnography findings Seniors (n=162) versuscontrols (n=448), CI 95%. BMI – Body mass index [kg/m2], ESS – Epworthsleepiness score [0-24 min-max], SL – Sleep latency [min], NREM1 – Totalduration of non-rapid eye movement sleep stage 1 [min], NREM2 – Total durationof non-rapid eye movement sleep stage 2 [min], NREM3 – Total duration ofnon-rapid eye move-ment sleep stage 3 [min], NREM1% - Proportion of NREM 1 [%],NREM2% - Proportion of NREM 2 [%], NREM3% - Propor-tion of NREM 3 [%], REM –Total duration of rapid eye movement sleep [min], REM% - Proportion of REM [%],RC – Num-ber of REM cycles, RL – REM latency [min], SPT – Sleep period time[min], TST – Total sleep time [min], SPT/TST – Sleep ef-ficiency, DSE – Deepsleep efficiency ((REM+NREM3)/TST), WASO – Wake after sleep onset [min], ArIndx– Arousal index [arousals per hour of TST], sArousals – Total number ofspontaneous arousals, rArousals – Total number of respiratory re-latedarousals, AHI – Apnea/hypopnea index,