Table 2.

Number of obstructive apneas recorded by polysomnography at baseline and after treatment*

	Osteopathy	Non-specific treatment
Baseline
Median	11.0	10.0
Mean ± 1 SD	12.2 ± 8.0	10.8 ± 6.0
Range	5 – 32	5 – 23
After treatment
Median	4.0	6.0
Mean ± 1 SD	6.5 ± 11.1	7.9 ± 6.9
Range	0 – 45	1 – 27
Difference
Median	7.0	4.0
Mean ± 1 SD	5. 7 ± 9.2	2.9 ± 8.8
Range	-20 – 23	-21 – 17
Decrease (mean %)	46.5	27.1
P (Wilcoxon)	0.01	0.07

*Difference in number of obstructive apneas between groups after treatment was not statistically significant (p = 0.43).