Table 1:

Baseline characteristics for intervention and control group participants.

Characteristic	Intervention Group (n=8)	Control Group (n=8)	P-value
Age	51±11	51±10	1.00
Sex No. (% Male)	5 (63)	5 (63)	1.00
Neck circumference (inches)	15.1±1.6	14.7±1.7	0.65
Weight (kg)	84.2±17.0	78.2±13.8	0.44
BMI	27.5±3.4	27.4±3.8	0.97
Epworth Sleepiness Scale	8±3.5	7±4.0	0.60
AHI	9.2±4.0	8.2±3.2	0.59
HST for diagnosis No. (%)	2 (25)	2 (25)	1.00

Data presented as mean±SD unless otherwise noted

BMI, body mass index; AHI, apnea hypopnea index; HST, Home sleep test

P-values are for comparison of the 2 groups using 2 tail unpaired t test