Table 2. Gender differences in patients who use CPAP.

Variables	Male n = 296	Female n = 166	p-value
Age, years	45.2 ± 12.9	55.0 ± 11.0	< 0.001
AHI pre-CPAP	46.6 ± 29.3	52.2 ± 35.7	0.073
AHI when on CPAP	6.4 ± 5.7	2.75 ± 1.8	0.229
Oxygen desaturation events, n	98.2 ± 126.3	137.4 ± 156.4	0.006
ESS	11.0 ± 5.5	10.8 ± 5.0	0.762
Weekly compliance	4.0 ± 1.9	4.0 ± 1.8	0.667

Data presented as mean±standard deviation.

CPAP: continuous positive airway pressure; AHI: apnea/hypopnea index; ESS: Epworth sleepiness scale.