Table 2 RV echocardiographic variables in control and OSAS groups.

RAVI (ml/m²)

29.3 ± 4.7

37.7 ± 4.4

 < 0.001

LVEF (%)

63.5.3 ± 4.9

63.0 ± 4.6

0.67

RV apicobasal diameter (mm)

35.1 ± 4.0

36.3 ± 4.2

0.21

RV mediolateral diameter (mm)

30.0 ± 3.9

30.5 ± 3.3

0.55

RV long-axis diameter (mm)

67.2 ± 5.0

68.2 ± 4.4

0.38

RVWT (mm)

4.0 ± 0.7

4.4 ± 0.6

0.01

TAPSE (mm)

20.7 ± 2.3

20.0 ± 2.2

0.18

Outlet RV VTI (cm)

13.2 ± 2.5

13.5 ± 2.5

0.49

TV E/A

1.2 ± 0.3

1.2 ± 0.2

0.89

TV S_a (cm/s)

13.2 ± 2.5

13.6 ± 2.4

0.49

TV E/e’

3.9 ± 0.7

4.3 ± 1.0

0.12

Systolic PAP (mmHg)

29.6 ± 4.7

42.7 ± 8.4

 < 0.001

High sPAP

9 (30%)

34 (48%)

0.001

PVR (Woods)

1.7 ± 0.3

1.9 ± 0.3

 < 0.001

RV GLS (%)

23.1 ± 3.8

18.8 ± 5.9

0.002

RV LLS (%)

25.7 ± 2.9

22.8 ± 3.4

 < 0.001

RV SLS (%)

18.6 ± 5.2

18.8 ± 4.4

0.86

RVEDV (ml)

82.2 ± 11.1

99.7 ± 13.3

 < 0.001

RVESV (ml)

41.2 ± 6.7

58.5 ± 11.1

 < 0.001

RVEDVI (ml/m²)

45.9 ± 6.7

45.9 ± 6.7

 < 0.001

RVESVI (ml/m²)

23.0 ± 4.0

31.8 ± 6.2

 < 0.001

RVEF (%)

49.4 ± 3.4

41.5 ± 4.8

 < 0.001