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.