Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the study population

Parameter	Mean ± SD
Age (years)	46.7 ± 9.0
Gender	73.8 % male
Body mass index, BMI (kg/m²)	27.9 ± 4.1
Weight (kg)	85.2 ± 15.7
Apnea–hypopnea index, AHI (events/h)	23.2 ± 15.4
Epworth Sleepiness Scale, ESS (0–24)	10 ± 5
Visual Analogue Scale for snoring, VAS (0–10)	7 ± 3

Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD) or percentages