Coef. | SE | t | p>|t| | (95% CI) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 0.0168 | 0.0118 | 1.42 | 0.169 | −0.007 to 0.0413 |
Gender (males) | −0.0025 | 0.0029 | −0.85 | 0.407 | −0.0087 to 0.0036 |
Baseline BMI | 0.0315 | 0.0204 | 1.55 | 0.136 | −0.0106 to 0.0737 |
Baseline weight | 0.0099 | 0.0045 | 2.18 | 0.040 | 0.0004 to 0.0193 |
OSA severity | −0.0010 | 0.0044 | −0.22 | 0.825 | −0.0102 to 0.0082 |
CPAP compliance | −0.0820 | 0.0572 | −1.43 | 0.165 | −0.2004 to 0.0364 |
Use of sham CPAP | 0.0367 | 0.1001 | 0.37 | 0.717 | −0.1703 to 0.2439 |
Study duration | −0.0015 | 0.0032 | −0.48 | 0.635 | −0.0082 to 0.0051 |
Crossover design | 0.1983 | 0.1649 | 1.20 | 0.241 | −0.1428 to 0.5395 |
Study origin (Western/Eastern) | −0.0356 | 0.1395 | −0.26 | 0.801 | −0.3241 to 0.2529 |
Dietary counselling | 0.1322 | 0.1048 | 1.26 | 0.220 | −0.0845 to 0.3491 |
Physical activity counselling | 0.2361 | 0.1233 | 1.91 | 0.068 | −0.0189 to 0.4912 |
The coefficient of the meta-regression represents the value of increase (positive value) or decrease (negative value) of the BMI per increase of one unit of the predictor variable.
BMI, body mass index; OSA, obstructive sleep apnoea.