Median (5th/95th centile) baseline characteristics of patients entering the study according to subsequent group allocation
| Group 1:6 months autotitration(n = 31) | Group 2:1 week autotitration(n = 33) | Group 3:Algorithm(n = 34) | p value between groups | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESS, Epworth Sleepiness Score; MWT, Maintenance of Wakefulness test; Sao2, oxygen saturation; SAQLI, Sleep Apnea Quality of Life Index. | ||||
| Age (years) | 48.0 (33.0/66.6) | 43.0 (33.5/65.0) | 46.5 (33.8/68.0) | 0.6 |
| M:F | 27:4 | 28:5 | 28:6 | |
| Neck size (cm) | 45.7 (39.5/53.0) | 45.7 (37.7/50.1) | 44.5 (35.6/53.3) | 0.7 |
| 4% Sao2 dip rate per hour | 36.8 (12.0/64.9) | 33.4 (11.9/82.0) | 33.0 (12.7/78.0) | 0.9 |
| ESS | 16.0 (10.6/23.0) | 17.0 (10.4/22.6) | 16.5 (10.5/22.3) | 0.7 |
| MWT (min) | 19.4 (1.4/40.0) | 19.5 (2.9/40) | 15.7 (2.1/40) | 0.8 |
| 24 hour mean BP | 95.8 (77.0/122.0) | 95.2 (77.3/118.3) | 96.2 (75.0/120.7) | 0.9 |
| SAQLI score | 3.9 (1.7/6.0) | 3.1 (1.5/5.8) | 3.5 (1.9/6.1) | 0.4 |