Table 2.
Positive airway pressure data before and during COVID pandemic
| Before the COVID-19 lockdown | During the COVID-19 lockdown | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of days of PAP download data collection | 87 ± 12 days | 89 ± 5 days | 0.02a |
| Percentage of days of PAP use (%) | 76.0 (36.0–93.3) | 86.7 (36.0–100.0) | 0.03a |
| Percentage of days with ≥ 4-h PAP usage (%) | 62.0 (15.5–89.0) | 76.7 (19.0–94.0) | 0.02a |
| Average nightly usage (min) | 367.0 (218.0–496.0) | 406.0 (244.0–525.0) | 0.006a |
| Average total usage (min) | 274.0 (95.0–401.0) | 300.0 (66.5–443.0) | 0.03a |
The number of days of PAP download data collection is presented as mean (± SD). Data presented for N = 151 as median (25th–75th percentile) unless otherwise indicated. p values were calculated using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test or paired t test based on the data distribution. Percentage of days of PAP use, overall percentage of days that PAP was used regardless of duration of usage; percentage of days with ≥ 4-h PAP usage, percentage of days where PAP was used for ≥ 4-h usage; average nightly usage, average minutes of PAP use based on days where PAP was used; average total usage, average minutes of PAP use based on all the days over which the data was collected
PAP positive airway pressure
ap ≤ 0.05 represents a statistically significant difference before and during the pandemic