Table 1.

Patient characteristics. Results are reported as median [inter-quartile range (IQR)], unless otherwise specified.

	Characteristics
Anthropometrics
Subjects, n	241
Female/male	57/184
Age, yr	52 [IQR: 42 to 60]
BMI (kg/${\mathrm{m}}^2$)	45 [IQR: 27 to 61]
Apnea severity
AHI, ${\mathrm{h}}^{-1}$	21 [IQR: 7 to 40.2]
ODI, ${\mathrm{h}}^{-1}$	17 [IQR: 4.7 to 37]
ESS, score	9 [IQR: 6 to 12]
Type of apnea
Obstructive	157
Central	5
Mixed	35
No apnea detected	44

BMI: body mass index; AHI: Apnea/hypopnea index; ODI: oxygen desaturation index; ESS: Epworth sleepiness scale.