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. 2011 Apr 1;34(4):479–485. doi: 10.1093/sleep/34.4.479

Table 5.

Sleep architecture and effects of supine position and REM sleep (mITT analysis) week 1 results.

EPAP
Sham
P Value
Device-off Device-on Device-off Device-on EPAP vs Sham (absolute change)
N = 92
N = 81
TST 364.0 ± 56.7 352.4 ± 65.1 357.6 ± 73.4 344.4 ± 66.2 0.87
Wake After Sleep Onset 57.6 ± 42.4 54.0 ± 36.8 57.3 ± 43.3 58.8 ± 37.8 0.43
Stage N1 16.9 ± 10.6 14.5 ± 8.6** 17.6 ± 12.6 19.0 ± 13.1 0.034
Stage N2 60.4 ± 10.1 62.7 ± 8.8** 59.7 ± 10.1 59.9 ± 11.6 0.22
Stage N3 5.4 ± 6.5 5.7 ± 6.6 5.8 ± 6.3 4.7 ± 5.0 0.071
Stage REM 17.3 ± 5.8 17.1 ± 6.4 17.0 ± 6.0 16.4 ± 6.1 0.88
Arousal Index 19.9 (13.5, 28.8) 15.3* (11.7, 22.5) 20.2 (13.9, 26.2) 19.2 (15.0, 26.8) < 0.001
N = 85
N = 72
AHI NREM1 14.9 (7.7, 24.0 ) 6.0* (1.7, 12.6) 10.8 (5.4, 22.0) 11.5 (5.0, 24.0) < 0.001
AHI REM1 26.5 (10.3, 45.1) 8.7* (2.5, 27.9) 31.6 (9.7, 46.9) 22.4 (7.6, 43.2) 0.003
N = 57
N = 57
AHI Supine1 29.2 (18.2, 46.5) 12.7* (3.3, 36.6) 24.8 (14.7, 42.7) 25.9 (12.8, 47.2) 0.036
AHI Non-Supine1 6.0 (2.4, 11.3) 2.5** (0.7, 6.3) 6.6 (1.9, 15.2) 4.8 (2.1, 16.2) 0.093

Values are median (25, 75 quartile) or, mean ± standard deviation.

*

Device-off versus Device-on P < 0.01.

**

Device-off versus Device-on P < 0.05.

1

Patients with > 20 minutes in each position and state.