Patient demographic and anthropometric data
| Characteristic | |
| Demographics | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 49 (14) |
| Men/women, n | 25/3 |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 31.7 (4.1) |
| Medical history and medication, n | |
| Hypertension | 9 |
| Type 2 diabetes | 2 |
| Hypercholesterolaemia | 10 |
| Antihypertensives | 9 |
| Statins | 7 |
| Aspirin | 1 |
| Sleep apnoea, mean (SD) | |
| AHI (events/h) | 37.9 (23.9) |
| ODI (events/h) | 31.3 (22.4) |
| SaO2-T90 (%TST) | 6.90 (11.3) |
| Min SaO2 (%) | 78.3 (11.0) |
| ESS | 10.3 (4.90) |
AHI, Apnoea Hypopnoea Index; BMI, body mass index; ESS, Epworth sleepiness score; Min SaO2, minimum arterial oxygen saturation; ODI, Oxygen Desaturation Index; SaO2-T90 (%TST), percentage of total sleep time spent with arterial oxygen saturation less than 90%.