Research Article

Mood Predicts Response to Placebo CPAP

Table 1

Participant characteristics (Mean ± SD).

N25
Gender (M/F)22/3
Age48.8 ± 8.4
BMI29.7 ± 5.4
Hypertension (no/yes)19/6
Pre-CPAP AHI (range)45.2 ± 28.3 (10.9–109.2)
Post-CPAP AHI (range)38.9 ± 31.6 (5.8–118.4)
Baseline POMS-Total37.7 ± 31.3
Follow-up POMS-Total20.5 ± 26.4

BMI: body mass index (kg/m2), CPAP: continuous positive airway pressure, RDI: Apnea-hypopnea index, POMS: profile of mood states.