Table 2.

Comparison of blood and lipid parameters in OSA patients, pre and post CPAP

Variables		Before CPAP	After CPAP	P value
Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)	Total	124.18±14.87	114.42±12.21	<0.001
	Moderate OSA	104.58±6.69	98.44±8.58	0.006
	Severe OSA	129.08±12.01	118.42±9.41	<0.001
Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)	Total	82.46±10.25	78.97±9.50	<0.001
	Moderate OSA	69.72±5.22	67.19±5.22	0.014
	Severe OSA	85.64±8.58	81.92±7.97	<0.001
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dl)	Total	120.32±16.57	118.79±15.89	0.061
	Moderate OSA	99.07±4.28	97.51±5.63	0.183
	Severe OSA	125.64±13.98	119.86±13.33	0.081
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	Total	162.18±21.14	158.85±19.93	0.078
	Moderate OSA	136.02±10.45	1426.44±19.18	0.086
	Severe OSA	168.72±17.80	160.95±15.15	0.053
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	Total	326.65±17.13	335.94±29.85	0.105
	Moderate OSA	301.71±14.20	337.31±28.54	0.013
	Severe OSA	332.88±11.11	335.60±30.67	0.650
HDL (mg/dl)	Total	34.02±2.18	34.77±2.34	<0.001
	Moderate OSA	32.96±1.96	33.68±2.41	0.030
	Severe OSA	34.28±2.19	35.04±2.28	<0.001
LDL (mg/dl)	Total	119.52±15.48	113.25±17.56	<0.001
	Moderate OSA	100.81±7.70	92.95±3.48	0.011
	Severe OSA	124.19±13.24	118.32±15.89	<0.001