Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants from the control and MT groups.
| Control | MT | P | |
| (n = 20) | (n = 20) | ||
| Male, n (%) | 13 (65) | 14 (70) | 1.00 |
| Age, yrs | 60 ± 8 | 63 ± 9 | 0.27 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 28.5 ± 4.1 | 25.9 ± 2.8 | 0.02* |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 11 (55) | 11 (55) | 1.00 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 16 (80) | 16 (80) | 1.00 |
| Dyslipidemia, n (%) | 13 (65) | 11 (55) | 0.52 |
| Insomnia, n (%) | 1 (5) | 4 (20) | 0.34 |
| Epworth | 10 ± 5 | 11 ± 6 | 0.61 |
| Pittsburgh | 5 ± 2 | 6 ± 4 | 0.32 |
| High risk for OSA, n (%) | 13 (65) | 8 (40) | 0.20 |
Values are presented as either means and standard deviations or percentages. BMI: body mass index; Epworth: Epworth sleepiness scale, Pittsburgh: The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; high risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) determined by Berlin Questionnaire. *(p ≤ 0.05)