Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants.
| Controls | CPAPbaseline | BSCbaseline | Pa CPAPbaseline | Pa BSCbaseline | Pabaseline | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 43.5 (2.1) | 48.6 (1.9) | 46.5 (2.2) | 0.089 | 0.324 | 0.503 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.8 (0.6) | 34.7 (1.2) | 34.1 (1.3) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.707 |
| Education (years) | 15.0 (0.4) | 14.8 (0.5) | 14.5 (0.5) | 0.720 | 0.495 | 0.755 |
| AHI (events/h) | n/a | 36.6 (5.1) | 36.4 (4.0) | n/a | n/a | 0.979 |
| ODI (events/h) | 2.3 (0.2) | 35.4 (5.1) | 37.8 (4.5) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.655 |
| ESS | 6.2 (0.5) | 13.1 (1.0) | 12.4 (0.9) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.548 |
| Gender (male): n (%)b | 28 (80.0%) | 28 (100.0%) | 24 (88.9%) | 0.014 | 0.491 | 0.111 |
| Dexterity (right-handed): n (%) | 35 (100.0%) | 28 (100.0%) | 27 (100.0%) | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Data presented as mean (SEM) or number of patients N (%). Abbreviations: Controls: healthy volunteers (N = 35); BSC: baseline values for patients treated with best supportive care (BSC) (N = 27); CPAP: baseline values for patients treated with Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) with BSC (N = 28); BMI: body mass index, AHI: apopnea/hypopnea index. ODI: oxygen desaturation index. P columns: P CPAPbaseline = baseline CPAP with BSC group vs controls P BSCbaseline = baseline BSC vs controls; P = baseline CPAP vs BSc scores.
a
Bonferroni corrected P values.
b
Fisher exact test.