Table 1

Anthropometric and polysomnographic data before and after oral appliance emplacement

Before1-150After1-150Difference1-151p value1-152
M:F12:3
Age (years)52 (25–70)
Neck circumference (cm)43 (34–48)
Body mass index (kg/m2)32 (23–65)34 (23–65)0 (−0.7 to 0.5)NS
AI (/h TST)4 (0–38)0 (0–6)4 (2 to 13)<0.01
AHI (/h TST)28 (9–45)8 (1–28)17 (11 to 25)<0.001

  • AI = apnoea index; AHI = apnoea + hypopnoea index; TST = total sleep time.

  • ↵1-150 Median (range).

  • ↵1-151 Median (95% confidence intervals).

  • ↵1-152 Wilcoxon signed ranks test.