Table 3.
Comparison of the participants who started the Continuous Positive Airway Pressure use with those who did not.
| Aspect | Use of the CPAP |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | ||
| Age | 61.7 ± 11.4 | 59.2 ± 12.6 | 0.552 |
| BMI | 34.8 ± 7.45 | 34.4 ± 6.8 | 0.741 |
| Interval 01 (days) | 211 ± 143 | 174 ± 90 | 0.234 |
| Interval 02 (days) | 134 ± 149 | 135 ± 156 | 0.956 |
| Interval 03 (days) | 222 ± 206 | 185 ± 156 | 0.392 |
| Interval 04 (days) | 90.4 ± 89.1 | 110 ± 155 | 0.481 |
| AHI | 40.5 ± 26.5 | 42.9 ± 26.1 | 0.571 |
| OAI | 14.8 ± 18.4 | 21.0 ± 22.3 | 0.183 |
| ESS | 13.2 ± 5.03 | 12.2 ± 5.0 | 0.209 |
| PSQI | 15.2 ± 7.58 | 17.5 ± 7.69 | 0.126 |
CPAP, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure; ESS, Epworth Sleep Scale; PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; AHI, Apnea/hypopnea index; OAI, Obstructive Apnea Index; ODI, Oxygen desaturation index; Interval 01, Time between the polysomnography testing and the first medical reappointment; Interval 02, Time between the first medical reappointment and the CPAP titration; Interval 03, Time between the titration and CPAP prescription; Interval 04, Time between the CPAP prescription and the beginning of its use; Mann-Whitney statistical test, p < 0.05 (*).