Table 1: Summary of the subjects in this study.
No. | Gender | Age (year) | Height (cm) | Weight (kg) | Study protocol | AHI | Snoring | NAS size (mm) |
1 | Female | 37 | 156 | 50 | completed | 2 | + | 125 |
2 | Female | 21 | 155 | 44 | completed | 1 | - | 120 |
3 | Male | 21 | 173 | 56 | completed | 3 | - | 130 |
4 | Female | 21 | 161 | 47 | completed | 0 | - | 125 |
5 | Female | 21 | 155 | 49 | completed | 3 | + | 125 |
6 | Male | 53 | 168 | 53 | completed | 2 | + | 140 |
7 | Male | 26 | 163 | 80 | completed | 3 | - | 140 |
8 | Female | 49 | 157 | 43 | completed | 3 | - | 120 |
9 | Male | 25 | 186 | 69 | completed | 3 | + | 140 |
10 | Male | 27 | 175 | 95 | completed | 15 | + | 140 |
11 | Female | 28 | 153 | 42 | completed | 0 | + | 120 |
12 | Female | 63 | 155 | 48 | completed | 0 | + | 120,125 |
13 | Male | 25 | 175 | 80 | completed | 4 | + | 130,135 |
14 | Female | 36 | 155 | 42 | dropped out | 1 | + | 120 |
15 | Male | 68 | 171 | 71 | completed | 1 | + | 135 |
16 | Female | 33 | 153 | 44 | dropped out | 1 | - | 120 |
17 | Male | 30 | 173 | 76 | completed | 0 | + | 130 |
18 | Male | 43 | 178 | 67 | completed | 2 | - | 135 |
19 | Male | 24 | 162 | 52 | completed | 8 | + | 130 |
20 | Male | 65 | 176 | 67 | completed | 4 | + | 140 |
21 | Male | 58 | 174 | 76 | dropped out | 6 | 140 | |
22 | Female | 56 | 167 | 53 | dropped out | 13.5 | 120 | |
23 | Male | 62 | 168 | 75 | dropped out | 25 | 140 |
AHI: apnea/hypopnea index; NAS: nasal airway stent. In the snoring column, the symbol of + indicate the presence of snoring and - indicate absence of snoring.
AHI and snoring were recorded without NAS. Subject Nos. 22 and 23 refused to participate in this study at the beginning; hence, their AHI was referred from
results of a previous examination.