Table 2.
CPAP acceptance – comparison of type 2 diabetes and sleep clinic patients.
| TYPE 2 DIABETES PATIENTS | SLEEP CLINIC PATIENTS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recommended CPAP | Accepting CPAP | Not accepting CPAP | All recommended CPAP | Accepting CPAP | Not accepting CPAP | |
| Patients, n (%) | 51 (100%) | 38 (75%) | 13 (25%) | 92 (100%) | 74 (80%) | 18 (20%) |
| Men, n (%) | 34 (67%) | 23 (61%) | 10 (77%) | 75 (82%) | 64 (86%) | 11 (61%)* |
| Age (years) | 64.4 ± 1.3 | 62.9 ± 1.6 | 68.8 ± 2.3 | 52.3 ± 1.4# | 51.9 ± 1.4 | 53.7 ± 3.0 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 33.8 ± 0.9 | 35.0 ± 1.1 | 30.2 ± 1.0* | 34.3 ± 0.8 | 34.8 ± 0.8 | 32.1 ± 1.4 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 46 (90%) | 35 (92%) | 11 (85%) | 60 (65%)# | 49 (66%) | 11 (61%) |
| Dyslipidemia, n (%) | 42 (82%) | 32 (84%) | 10 (77%) | 41 (45%)# | 35 (47%) | 6 (33%) |
| CV disease, n (%) | 10 (20%) | 8 (21%) | 2 (18%) | 7 (8%) | 5 (7%) | 2 (11%) |
| ESS (score) | 7.7 ± 0.7 | 7.6 ± 0.8 | 8.2 ± 1.5 | 10.3 ± 0.7# | 10.7 ± 0.7 | 8.6 ± 1.0 |
| REI, n | 39.7 ± 2.5 | 40.8 ± 3.0 | 36.3 ± 3.7 | 41.9 ± 2.4 | 46.0 ± 2.4 | 24.8 ± 2.5* |
| T90, % | 25.5 ± 3.6 | 31.3 ± 4.2 | 5.7 ± 2.3* | 20.8 ± 3.0 | 24.7 ± 3.0 | 4.9 ± 1.8* |
CPAP, positive airway pressure; CV disease, cardiovascular disease defined as myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention or stroke; ESS, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, REI, respiratory event index, T90, percentage of total sleep time with oxygen saturation < 90%.
Data represent mean ± SEM (standard error of the mean) or proportions (%)
*
p < 0.05 for differences between patients accepting and not accepting CPAP within the group (Type 2 diabetes patients or sleep clinic patients) (T-test, Chi-Square test).
#
p < 0.05 for differences between Type 2 diabetes and Sleep clinic patients recommended CPAP (T-test, Chi-Square test).