Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients before and after CPAP therapy (n = 34)
Variables | Before CPAP | After CPAP | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 55.2 (7.9) | – | – |
BMI | 31.2 (4.1) | 31.3 (4.0) | 0.901 |
Smoking | 7 (20.6) | – | – |
ESS >10 | 8.4 (4.3) | 4.8 (2.7) | <0.001* |
AHI (events/h) | 35.2 (18.8) | 2.6 (2.3) | <0.001 |
ODI (events/h) | 25.5 (20.0) | – | – |
Mean SaO2 (%) | 92.1 (2.1) | – | – |
Lower SaO2 (%) | 79.8 (8.5) | – | – |
SaO2 < 90% (%) | 17.7 (18.5) | – | – |
Total cholesterol, mg/dl | 198.2 (32.9) | 187.4 (36.0) | 0.021 |
HDL-cholesterol, mg/dl | 44.3 (10.3) | 44.5 (11.0) | 0.678 |
LDL-cholesterol, mg/dl | 131.0 (29.4) | 121.5 (30.8) | 0.031 |
Triglycerides, mg/dl | 137.9 (51.0) | 126.6 (59.6) | 0.124 |
Glucose, mg/dl | 98.7 (12.8) | 98.2 (11.7) | 0.924 |
HbA1c, % | 5.7 (0.4) | 5.8 (0.4) | 0.064 |
24 h SBP (mm Hg) | 129.8 (10.5) | 128.0 (10.3) | 0.287 |
24 h DBP (mm Hg) | 82.4 (7.1) | 79.2 (6.4) | 0.004 |
Pulse pressure (mm Hg) | 47.4 (7.3) | 48.8 (8.1) | 0.050 |
24 h MBP (mm Hg) | 97.4 (7.9) | 94.9 (7.2) | 0.030 |
Day-time SBP (mm Hg) | 133.3 (10.5) | 131.2 (10.9) | 0.214 |
Day-time DBP (mm Hg) | 85.4 (7.3) | 81.6 (6.9) | 0.001 |
Night-time SBP (mm Hg) | 117.9 (12.6) | 116.4 (9.5) | 0.363 |
Night-time DBP (mm Hg) | 72.1 (9.1) | 70.1 (5.9) | 0.169 |
Hypertension n (%) | 27 (79.4) | 25 (73.5) | 0.500* |
Antihypertensive drugs, n (%) | 21 (61.8) | – | – |
Dyslipidaemia n (%) | 28 (82.4) | 24 (70.6) | 0.125* |
Lipid lowering drugs n (%) | 14 (41.2) | – | – |
MetS n (%) | 21 (61.8) | 20 (58.8) | 1.000* |
Cf-PWV (m/s) | 12.3 (2.3) | 11.7 (1.8) | 0.086 |