Table 3—

Spearman rank correlations between study variables

PcritRphar</emph>BMI
r-valuesp-valuesr-valuesp-valuesr-valuesp-values
Awake GG-EMG
 Peak0.790.020.000.970.660.07
 Phasic0.820.010.000.970.680.07
 Tonic0.680.07−0.290.490.390.34
Awake TP-EMG
 Peak−0.040.91−0.780.030.100.78
 Phasic0.460.250.180.660.500.21
 Tonic−0.140.72−0.640.090.170.66
Sleep breath 2 GG-EMG
 Peak0.070.840.430.30−0.290.49
 Phasic0.320.430.110.78−0.070.84
 Tonic0.0010.970.340.39−0.210.60
Sleep breath 2 TP-EMG
 Peak0.750.04−0.500.210.530.18
 Phasic0.640.09−0.390.340.500.21
 Tonic0.420.30−0.540.180.640.09
Sleep breath 3 GG-EMG
 Peak0.320.44−0.820.050.170.66
 Phasic0.640.09−0.820.050.110.78
 Tonic−0.140.72−0.600.24−0.140.72
Sleep breath 3 TP-EMG
 Peak0.640.09−0.021.000.550.22
 Phasic0.610.12−0.021.000.390.34
 Tonic0.420.300.140.800.640.09
  • Data are presented as percentage maximum. Pcrit: critical closing pressure; Rphar: pharyngeal resistance; BMI: body mass index; GG-EMG: genioglossus electromyogram; TP-EMG: tensor palatini electromyogram.