Table 1.
Baseline characteristics
| N = 9 | |||
| Age (years) | 57 [50; 58] | ||
| Gender | 7 M/2F | ||
| Time since diagnosis (months) | 13 [2; 17] | ||
| OSAS treatment | CPAP =5; Oral appliance =1; none = 3 | ||
| AHI (number/h) | 31.0 [25.5; 33.2] | ||
| AI (number/h) | 16.9 [10.8; 19.2] | ||
| Time at SpO2 < 90% (%) | 2.8 [0.4; 5.4] | ||
| Before AM | Before SM | p | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.2 [24.8; 28.6] | 27.0 [25.3; 29.1] | 0.29 |
| Neck circumference (cm) | 40 [33; 42] | 41 [33; 42] | 0.93 |
| Epworth sleepiness score (/24) | 9 [5; 15] | 6 [5; 9] | 0.28 |
| Snoring (yes/no/unknown) | 5/2/2 | 6/1/2 | 0.81 |
| Pcrita (cm H2O) | −21.0 [−26.7; −18.7] | −26.6 [−37.0; −20.2] | 0.38 |
| Schirmer’s test (left + right; mm/min) | 33 [22; 53] | 40 [19; 50] | 0.82 |
OSAS Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome, CPAP Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, AHI Apnea Hypopnea Index, AI Apnea Index, AM Active manipulation, SM Sham manipulation, BMI Body Mass Index, Pcrit Critical Closing Pressure
a n = 7; Values are median [quartiles] or number of patients for gender, OSAS treatment and snoring