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Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of patients who continued or terminated positive airway pressure therapy in the first year

From: Predictors of positive airway pressure therapy termination in the first year: analysis of big data from a German homecare provider

 

On Therapy (n = 86,627)

Terminating therapy (n = 11,702)

Total (n = 98,329)

Age, years

61 ± 12

63 ± 13*

61 ± 13

Gender, n (%)

 Male

66,755 (77)

8063 (69)*

74,818 (76)

 Female

19,872 (23)

3639 (31)*

23,511 (24)

Insurance, n (%)

 Public

73,949 (85)

10,694 (91)*

84,643 (86)

 Private

12,678 (15)

1008 (9)*

13,686 (14)

First PAP device, n (%)

 APAP/CPAP

78,357 (90)

10,827 (93)*

89,184 (91)

 Bilevel/ASV

8270 (10)

875 (7)*

9145 (9)

  1. Values are mean ± standard deviation, or number of patients (%)
  2. *p < 0.05 vs patients who remained on therapy
  3. APAP automatic continuous positive airway pressure, ASV adaptive servo-ventilation, Bilevel bilevel positive airway pressure, CPAP continuous positive airway pressure, PAP positive airway pressure
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine

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