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    • Sleep Medicine
    • Cardiovascular Health
    • Metabolic Disorders

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    • Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is common and linked to serious health issues.
    • OSA patient groups are diverse, making one-size-fits-all treatments difficult.
    • Existing phenotyping methods may not fully capture complex patient data.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a new method for identifying Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) subgroups.
    • To utilize SpO2 data and network analysis for improved phenotyping.
    • To enhance personalized treatment strategies for OSA patients.

    Main Methods:

    • Developed subject-based SpO2 weighted correlation networks.
    • Applied Blondel's modularity algorithm for cluster identification.
    • Compared results with traditional k-means clustering using SHHS data.

    Main Results:

    • The correlation network method identified subgroups with more distinct characteristics (35 variables) than k-means (28 variables).
    • This approach revealed hidden SpO2 patterns, indicating distinct OSA phenotypes.
    • The method successfully identified clinically relevant subgroups without pre-specifying cluster numbers.

    Conclusions:

    • Subject-based correlation networks offer a precise way to phenotype Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) using SpO2 data.
    • This novel method can improve clinical decision-making and patient care through tailored interventions.
    • Future work should validate findings and integrate multimodal data for refined OSA phenotyping.