Study variables for the eight obstructive sleep apnoea patients
| Awake | S2 | S3 | |
| GG-EMG % max | |||
| Peak | 7.6 (5.6–9.8) | 8.4 (7.6–10.7) | 10.9 (8.2–13.2) |
| Phasic | 4.0 (2.9–4.5) | 5.4 (4.6–5.8) | 6.3 (4.9–7.8) |
| Tonic | 3.9 (3.0–5.2) | 3.0 (2.8–5.5) | 3.7 (3.5–5.7) |
| TP-EMG % max | |||
| Peak | 9.4 (4.5–21.4) | 6.0 (4.3–10.4) | 5.9 (4.1–10.2) |
| Phasic | 1.5 (0.7–3.9) | 3.4 (1.8–6.5) | 3.7 (1.9–5.8) |
| Tonic | 6.8 (3.8–14.5) | 2.6 (2.1– 4.1) | 2.6 (2.1–4.4) |
| Rphar | 1.7 (0.9–2.6) | 5.6 (3.2–7.1)* | 4.1 (3.4–6.2)* |
Data are presented as median (25th–75th percentiles). S2: second θ breath; S3: third θ breath; GG-EMG: genioglossus electromyogram; TP-EMG: tensor palatini electromyogram; Rphar: pharyngeal resistance. *: p<0.05, Mann–Whitney U-test versus basal breathing awake.