Table 2

Comparison of prolonged events (>10/20 s) found in polysomnography and those documented by nursing staff

VariablePolysomnographyNursing staff's registryp Value
Desaturation events >10 s5.5 (0–36.0)2 (0–21.0)<0.0001
Desaturation events >20 s3.5 (0–24.0)0.5 (0–9.0)0.003
Bradycardias >10 s2.0 (0–11.0)0 (0–3.0)0.007
Bradycardias >20 s0 (0–8.0)0 (0–4.0)0.120
  • All results are given as median (minimum–maximum).