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Participant Characteristics at Baseline (n=25)
| Age, yrs, mean (±SD) | 55.0 (6.7) |
| Male, percent | 52.0 |
| SBP, mmHg, mean (±SD) | 140.0 (10.2) |
| DBP,mmHg, mean (±SD) | 82.7 (8.9) |
| On antihypertensive drug, percent | 84% |
| Number of antihypertensive drugs, mean (±SD) | 1.5 (1.0) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2, mean (±SD) | 38.9 (8.6) |
| AHI, events/hour,mean (±SD) | 41.3 (14.6) |
SD:standard deviation
SBP:systolic blood pressure
DBP:diastolic blood pressure
AHI:apnea-hypopnea index
