| Ref (type) | Population | Outcome, Interventions | Results and statistical analysis | Effect size | Favours |
| Adverse effects | |||||
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Systematic review |
People with non-severe and severe OSAHS 4 RCTs in this analysis |
Adverse effects
with nasal CPAP with conservative treatment (sleep hygiene and advice about weight reduction) or oral placebo tablets Absolute results not reported |
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Systematic review |
68 people with non-severe OSAHS Data from 1 RCT |
Sleep disturbance
8/34 (24%) with CPAP 0/34 (0%) with control |
OR 22.13 95% CI 1.22 to 400.93 RCT may have been underpowered to detect a difference in clinically important outcomes |
Large effect size | control |