Table 1 Patient characteristics.

Characteristic	Pre‐CPAP	Post‐CPAP
Age (years)	49 (8)	49 (8)
AHI (/hour)	39 (15–104)	4.4 (2.1–6.1)*
BMI (kg/m2)	31 (24–41)	31 (25–41)
Systolic BP (mm Hg)	122 (11)	125 (13)
Diastolic BP (mm Hg)	80 (6)	76 (12)
Total cholesterol (mmol/l)	4.9 (0.9)	4.6 (0.9)

Values expressed as mean (SE) or median (range).

AHI, apnoea hypopnea index; BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure.

*p<0.01.