Clinical characteristics of patients according to treatment outcome
| All patients (n=69) | Responders (n=47) | Non-responders (n=22) | p Value* | |
| Male gender (%) | 68.1% | 70.2% | 63.6% | 0.59 |
| Age (years) | 50.5±10.1 | 49.1±10.3 | 53.4±9.2 | 0.095 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 29.1±5.1 | 28.3±4.6 | 30.6±5.7 | 0.092 |
| Skeletal class: | 0.82 | |||
| Class I | 17.4% | 19.1% | 13.6% | |
| Class II | 34.8% | 36.2% | 31.8% | |
| Class III | 33.3% | 31.9% | 36.4% | |
| Unable to classify | 14.5% | 12.8% | 18.2% | |
| Baseline AHI (events/h) | 27.0±14.7 | 29.7±16.3 | 21.3±8.5 | 0.007 |
| AHI with MAS (events/h) | 12.2±12.5 | 7.7±7.3 | 22.0±15.7 | <0.001 |
| Complete responders (AHI <5 events/h) (%) | 36.2% | 53.2% | ||
↵* Responders compared with non-responders.
AHI, apnoea–hypopnoea index; BMI, body mass index; MAS, mandibular advancement splint.