Patient characteristics
This study looked at data from 8,415 OSA patients and 8,415 healthy controls. The male-to-female ratio in the OSA group was quite high at 77 percent, and the prevalence of HTN, CKD, and DM was also significant. The proportion of patients who underwent OSA surgery (OP) after being diagnosed with OSA but before the follow-up period was completed was 30.7 percent. Because the SMD value was less than 0.1 in Table 1, it can be objectively validated that the seven variables utilized for matching were well matched. The SMD values, on the other hand, reveal that the two groups show differences in BVFL and OP.