Table 1.

Sleep and metabolic parameters before and after CPAP use

Pre and Post Treatment Data
	Baseline	Post-CPAP
AHI (episodes/h)	50 ± 6	-
CPAP pressure (cm H2O)	-	10 ± 3.2
CPAP use (days)	-	165 ± 17
CPAP use (Hrs/day)	-	5.3 ± 0.35
ESS	14.6 ± 1	9.5 ± 1*
Nadir SpO2 (%)	77 ± 3	89.3 ± 3*
Mean SpO2 (%)	93.2 ± 0.7	93.8 ± 0.62
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	124 ± 3	129 ± 4
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	76 ± 2	76 ± 2
Heart rate (bpm)	77 ± 3	72 ± 3
Body weight (Kg)	108 ± 5.3	109.6 ± 5.4*
BUN (mg/dl)	14.1 ± 1.19	14.26 ± 1.41
Creatinine (mg/dl)	0.96 ± 0.09	1.0 ± 30.06
Hs-TnT (micrograms/l)	0.012 ± 0.0085	0.011 ± 0.0035*

AHI Apnea + hypopnea index, ESS Epworth sleepiness scale, Hs-TnT Highly sensitive troponin T

*: Significant differences compared to baseline (p ≤ 0.05) appear in bold