Comparison of demographic data and ESS before and after 3 months of treatment
| Therapeutic CPAP (n = 23) | Subtherapeutic CPAP (n = 23) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 3 months | p value* | Baseline | 3 months | p value* | |
| For definition of abbreviations, see footnote to table 1. | ||||||
| Values are expressed as mean (SE). | ||||||
| *Paired t test. | ||||||
| Body weight (kg) | 74.0 (2.5) | 74.9 (2.2) | 0.235 | 71.6 (2.3) | 72.7 (2.1) | 0.391 |
| Neck circumference (cm) | 39.2 (0.5) | 39.3 (0.6) | 0.710 | 38.2 (0.7) | 38.1 (0.6) | 0.861 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 95.2 (2.1) | 94.6 (1.6) | 0.745 | 93.8 (2.2) | 94.8 (2.4) | 0.513 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.4 (0.7) | 27.7 (0.7) | 0.184 | 26.9 (0.8) | 27.4 (0.8) | 0.309 |
| ESS | 10.2 (1.0) | 7.0 (1.0) | 0.002 | 11.2 (1.1) | 8.1 (1.0) | 0.011 |