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Table 3 Pre- and post-operative SOS, SBPS, and ESS scores in OSA patients who underwent staged and single-stage multilevel surgery

From: Comparative study between single-stage multilevel surgery and staged surgery for management of snoring and/or obstructive sleep apnea

Parameters

Group 1

Staged nasal

then BRP

(n = 20)

Mean ± SD

Group 2

Staged BRP

then nasal

(n = 20)

Mean ± SD

Group 3

Single stage

nasal + BRP

(n = 20)

Mean ± SD

F test

p value

Pre-SOS

32.8 ± 11.5

34 ± 10.2

33.4 ± 12.1

0.056

0.94

Post-SOS

62.4 ± 12.3

61.7 ± 11.8

62.5 ± 12.04

0.026

0.96

t(p)

7.86(< 0.001)

7.94(< 0.001)

7.62(< 0.001)

  

% Change

47.4 ± 9.2

44.8 ± 7.7

46.5 ± 9.4

0.041

0.95

Pre-SBPS

25.2 ± 11.5

23.5 ± 11.4

25 ± 10.01

0.143

0.86

Post-SBPS

60.8 ± 19.2

60.2 ± 17.5

61.04 ± 15.9

0.012

0.98

t(p)

7.11(< 0.001)

7.85(< 0.001)

8.57(< 0.001)

  

% Change

58.5 ± 8.2

60.9 ± 9.6

59 ± 9.5

0.05

0.93

Pre-ESS

12.9 ± 2.05

11.7 ± 4.5

12.1 ± 3.8

0.575

0.56

Post-ESS

5.5 ± 2.6

4.9 ± 2

5.04 ± 2.2

0.379

0.68

t(p)

9.9(< 0.001)

6.17(< 0.001)

7.49(< 0.001)

  

% Change

50.8 ± 9

54.8 ± 7.7

52.4 ± 9.4

0.011

0.98

  1. F F for one-way ANOVA test, pairwise comparison bet. Each 2 groups was done using post hoc test (Tukey),
  2. t(p) paired t test for comparing between pre and post in each group