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. 2021 May 1;17(5):983–991. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.9118

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of all patients in this study.

Controls Mild Moderate Severe P
Sample size 9 18 21 31
Sex (male: female) 4: 5 12: 6 12: 9 25: 6 .132
Age at follow-up (y) 59.8 ± 10.7 61.8 ± 12.1 63.2 ± 10.3 63.1 ± 9.2 .825
BMI (kg/m2)
 Baseline 26.5 ± 3.0 27.7 ± 3.8 29.0 ± 4.7 31.2 ± 5.2 .027
 Follow-up 26.6 ± 2.5 27.2 ± 3.3 29.0 ± 4.6 31.2 ± 5.2 .007
Systolic BP (mm Hg)
 Baseline 123.7 ± 31.7 126.7 ± 19.0 121.8 ± 12.6 129.5 ± 16.0 .522
 Follow-up 131.1 ± 16.1 127.1 ± 18.4 125.4 ± 16.0 131.8 ± 14.8 .515
Diastolic BP (mm Hg)
 Baseline 77.0 ± 9.0 72.1 ± 11.3 71.4 ± 10.0 77.8 ± 12.6 .176
 Follow-up 85.9 ± 8.6 80.3 ± 12.8 78.6 ± 7.0 84.4 ± 11.5 .152
AHI on dPSG (events/h) 3.2 ± 1.3 9.9 ± 3.4 20.8 ± 3.4 50.1 ± 19.8 <.001
Right eye IOP (mm Hg) 15.8 ± 3.1 14.3 ± 3.3 16.0 ± 3.1 14.3 ± 3.9 .283
Prevalence of hypertension 3/9 (33.3%) 10/18 (55.5%) 15/21 (71.4%) 18/31 (58.1%) .278
 Treated: untreated 2: 1 10: 0 15: 0 17: 1
Smoking 2/9 (22.2%) 7/18 (38.9%) 7/21 (33.3%) 12/31 (38.7%) .609
 Current: past 0: 2 2: 5 0: 7 0: 12
Dyslipidemia 4/9 (44.4%) 6/18 (33.3%) 13/21 (61.9%) 16/31 (51.6%) .453
Treatment with diet: medication 0: 4 1: 5 2: 11 0: 16
CPAP use with adequate adherence 0 (0%) 2/18 (11.1%) 7/21 (33.3%) 16/31 (51.6%) .004

AHI = apnea-hypopnea index, BMI = body mass index, BP = blood pressure, CPAP = continuous positive airway pressure, dPSG = diagnostic polysomnography, IOP = intraocular pressure.