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Heart rate variability (HRV) is a non-invasive, widely used approach to evaluating neural control of the heart. This study evaluates the relationship between HRV indices and the presence and severity of OSA. We hypothesize that HRV, especially the nonlinear methods, can serve as an easy-to-collect marker for OSA early risk stratification. Polysomnography (PSG) exams of 157 patients were classified into four groups: OSA-free (\n                    <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 26), OSA-mild (\n                    <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 39), OSA-moderate (\n                    <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 37), and OSA-severe (\n                    <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 55). The electrocardiogram was extracted from the PSG recordings, and a 15-min beat-by-beat series of RR intervals were generated every hour during the first 6\u00a0h of sleep. Linear and nonlinear HRV approaches were employed to calculate 32 indices of HRV. Specifically, time- and frequency-domain, symbolic analysis, entropy measures, heart rate fragmentation, acceleration and deceleration capacities, asymmetry measures, and fractal analysis. Results with indices of sympathovagal balance provided support to reinforce previous knowledge that patients with OSA have sympathetic overactivity. Nonlinear indices showed that HRV dynamics of patients with OSA display a loss of physiologic complexity that could contribute to their higher risk of development of cardiovascular disease. Moreover, many HRV indices were found to be linked with clinical scores of PSG. 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