Table 5.
Hypertension control: among sleep apnea patients
| Blood pressure outcomes | Continuous positive airway pressure adherence | Adjusted final means (standard error) | Adjusted mean difference (95% CI) excellent versus not | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not excellent (N = 35) |
Excellent (N = 22) |
Not excellent | Excellent | |||
| Final mean 24-h SBP (mmHg): (range), median | (109.5, 173.7) 134.4 | (102.4, 161.7) 128.8 | 132.9 (2.4) | 131.6 (2.5) | −1.3 (−8.1, 5.6) | 0.71 |
| Mean ± standard deviation | 135.2 ± 13.5 | 129.5 ± 14.8 | ||||
| Change in mean 24-h SBP (mmHg): (range), median | (−23.9, 29.4) 1.2 | (−26.6, 18.0) −0.4 | ||||
| Mean ± standard deviation | −1.1 ± 13.1 | −1.1 ± 11.2 | ||||
| Final DDD: (range), median | (0.2, 10.1) 3.0 | (0.0, 9.3) 2.5 | 3.1 (0.2) | 2.9 (0.3) | −0.3 (−0.9, 0.4) | 0.41 |
| Mean ± standard deviation | 3.4 ± 2.5 | 2.5 ± 2.2 | ||||
| Change in DDD: (range), median | (−3.0, 3.1) 0.0 | (−3.0, 2.0) 0.0 | ||||
| Mean ± standard deviation | 0.0 ± 1.3 | −0.3 ± 1.1 | ||||
| Final medication-adjusted SBP (mmHg): (range), median | (120.0, 240.1) 164.0 | (112.8, 236.1) 146.6 | 161.3 (3.5) | 156.9 (3.7) | −4.4 (−14.7. 6.0) | 0.40 |
| Mean ± standard deviation | 166.9 ± 28.4 | 149.4 ± 25.6 | ||||
| Change in medication-adjusted SBP (mmHg): (range), median | (−37.4, 39.8) 2.1 | (−50.6, 20.5) −3.2 | ||||
| Mean ± standard deviation | 0.6 ± 16.9 | −3.3 ± 15.5 | ||||
| Odds ratio (95% CI) | ||||||
| Proportion with final nocturnal decline >10%: N (%) | 3 (8.6%) | 5 (22.7%) | 1.4 (0.6, 3.0) | 0.44 | ||