Table II.
An Intention-to-treat and a per protocol analysis of quality of life results.
| A per protocol analysis n (%) | Total 117 (100%) |
A 16 (13.7%) |
B 39 (33.3) |
Control 62 (53%) |
df | H | p |
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| Physical functioning, median (IQR) | 65 (50) | 85 (37) | 75 (40) | 57.5 (50) | 2 | 7.352 | 0.025 |
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| Role physical, median (IQR) | 25 (100) | 75 (94) | 25 (75) | 0 (75) | 2 | 9.976 | 0.007 |
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| Bodily pain, median (IQR) | 72 (44) | 87 (24) | 84 (29) | 62 (49) | 2 | 7.304 | 0.026 |
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| General health, median (IQR) | 67 (34) | 82 (28) | 72 (37) | 60 (32) | 2 | 14.411 | 0.001 |
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| Vitality, median (IQR) | 60 (35) | 70 (24) | 65 (25) | 50 (31) | 2 | 11.604 | 0.003 |
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| Social functioning, median (IQR) | 75 (63) | 87.5 (53.1) | 75 (50) | 81.2 (53) | 2 | 2.086 | 0.352 |
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| Role emotional, median (IQR) | 33.3 (100) | 100 (91.6) | 100 (100) | 0 (100) | 2 | 6.039 | 0.049 |
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| Mental health, median (IQR) | 60 (17) | 57.5 (10) | 60 (10) | 60 (32) | 2 | 0.994 | 0.608 |
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| Physical component summatory, median (IQR) | 42.9 (17.8) | 49.4 (22.8) | 47.2 (19.1) | 37.8 (13.9) | 2 | 16.935 | 0 |
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| Mental component summatory, median (IQR) | 60 (22.8) | 50.5 (14.2) | 52.9 (21.1) | 67.1 (21.9) | 2 | 13.160 | 0.001 |
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| An intention to treat analysis n (%) | Total 117 (100%) |
A 29 (24.8%) |
B 26 (22.2) |
Control 62 (53%) |
df | H | p |
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| Physical functioning, median (IQR) | 65 (50) | 29 (24.8) | 26 (22.2) | 57.5 (50) | 2 | 8.894 | 0.012 |
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| Role physical, median (IQR) | 25 (100) | 85 (35) | 65 (49) | 0 (75) | 2 | 9.781 | 0.008 |
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| Bodily pain, median (IQR) | 72 (44) | 25 (75) | 50 (81) | 62 (49) | 2 | 7.129 | 0.028 |
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| General health, median (IQR) | 67 (34) | 90 (29) | 82 (29) | 60 (32) | 2 | 15.513 | 0 |
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| Vitality, median (IQR) | 60 (35) | 77 (26) | 72 (47) | 50 (31) | 2 | 11.589 | 0.003 |
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| Social functioning, median (IQR) | 75 (63) | 70 (30) | 65 (22) | 81.2 (53) | 2 | 3.764 | 0.152 |
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| Role emotional, median (IQR) | 33.3 (100) | 87.5 (43.7) | 56.2 (50) | 0 (100) | 2 | 5.902 | 0.052 |
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| Mental health, median (IQR) | 60 (17) | 100 (100) | 100 (100) | 60 (32) | 2 | 0.709 | 0.702 |
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| Physical component summatory, median (IQR) | 42.9 (17.8) | 60 (10) | 60 (10) | 37.8 (13.9) | 2 | 17.236 | 0 |
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| Mental component summatory, median (IQR) | 60 (22.8) | 48.9 (19.4) | 47.1 (18.8) | 67.1 (21.9) | 2 | 13.07 | 0.001 |
A: patients of the intervention group treated with CPAP with a good adherence; B: patients of the intervention group treated with CPAP with a poor adherence + patients who refused CPAP + patients who had no indication of CPAP; C: patients of the interventiongroup treated with CPAP (good and bad adherence); D: patients of the intervention group who have refused CPAP + patients who had no indication for CPAP; df: degrees of freedom; IQR: interquartile range. Kruskall-Wallis H test.