Table 1 Characteristics of study subjects.

	CM (n = 33)		CPAP (n = 34)		OA (n = 34)
	Baseline	10 weeks	Baseline	10 weeks	Baseline	10 weeks
Age (years)	47 (2)		45 (1)		45 (2)
Male (%)	26 (79)		27 (79)		26 (76)
Body weight (kg)	74.8 (2.3)	74.5 (2.2)	75.8 (1.7)	74.6 (1.6)*	73.3 (1.9)	72.3 (2.2)
Body mass index	27.3 (0.6)	27.1 (0.6)	27.6 (0.6)	27.2 (0.6)*	27.3 (0.6)	26.9 (0.6)
Morning sBP (mm Hg)	125.5 (3.5)	126.7 (3.7)	127.9 (2.3)	123.0 (2.5)	127.1 (2.6)	125.9 (3.3)
Morning dBP (mm Hg)	74.2 (2.4)	71.0 (1.9)	77.0 (1.8)	71.8 (2.2)*	76.2 (2.1)	73.4 (2.0)*
Evening sBP (mm Hg)	127.2 (3.2)	128.4 (3.9)	130.9 (2.4)	124.9 (3.4)	131.9 (3.1)	129.8 (3.7)
Evening dBP (mm Hg)	73.5 (1.9)	73.1 (1.8)	78.0 (1.9)	74.0 (2.1)	77.8 (2.2)	75.9 (2.0)
Epworth Sleepiness Scale†,††	12 (1)	10 (1)*	12 (1)	7 (1)**	12 (1)	9 (1)**
Apnoea–hypopnoea index‡,¶,††	19.3 (1.9)	20.5 (2.5)	23.8 (1.9)	2.8 (1.1)**	20.9 (1.7)	10.6 (1.7)**
Minimum oxygen saturation (%)	76.1 (2.6)	77.4 (2.0)	75.0 (1.4)	87.2 (2.9)*	73.8 (1.9)	81.0 (1.6)*
Arousal index†	23.5 (2.2)	28.8 (2.5)	21.6 (1.7)	16.3 (1.8)*	24.5 (2.2)	21.6 (2.5)

CM, conservative measures; CPAP, continuous positive airway pressure; dBP, diastolic blood pressure; OA, oral appliance; sBP, systolic blood pressure.

Within‐group comparison between baseline and 10 week reassessment: *p<0.05; **p<0.001.

Data are presented as mean (SEM), unless otherwise stated.

Between‐group comparison in the changes between baseline and 10 week reassessment: †p<0.05, ‡p<0.001 CM vs CPAP;

¶p<0.001 CM vs OA; ††p<0.05, CPAP vs OA.