Clinical Study

Validation of the CPAP Habit Index-5: A Tool to Understand Adherence to CPAP Treatment in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Table 2

Characteristics of the population before treatment initiation ( ).

VariablesTotal ( )

Age, m (sd)57.8 (6.7)
Gender, (%)
 Male66 (56)
 Female51 (44)
Education, (%)
 6 years28 (24)
 9 years 28 (24)
 15 years32 (27)
 >15 years24 (21)
 Unknown5 (4)
Marital status, (%)
 Married92 (79)
 Divorced/living alone18 (15)
 Widow/widower6 (5)
 Unknown1 (1)
Body composition, m (sd)
 Body mass index30.6 (5.1)
Blood pressure, m (sd)
 Systolic blood pressure143.4 (18.6)
 Diastolic blood pressure87.8 (11.2)
Comorbidities, (%)
 IHD88 (75)
 Hypercholesterolemia40 (34)
 Diabetes20 (17)
 Respiratory disease6 (5)
Smoking, (%)
 Smoking16 (14)
 Exsmoker26 (22)
 Nonsmoker75 (64)
Obstructive sleep apnea, m (sd)
 AHI26.7 (19.8)
 ODI24.8 (19.2)
 Mean saturation93.3 (1.7)
Self-rated sleep, m (sd)
 Sleep duration, hours6.8 (1.1)
Daytime sleepiness
 Total ESS score, m (sd)8.1 (4.4)
 ESS ≥ 10, (%)40 (34)
CPAP use
 Hours/night after 2 weeks ( ), m (sd)4.92 (2.3)
 >4 hours/night after 2 weeks ( ), (%)74 (63)
 Hours/night after 6 months ( ), m (sd)4.63 (2.9)
 >4 hours/night after 6 months ( ), (%)87 (74)
 Hours/night after 12 months ( ), m (sd) 5.75 (1.6)
 >4 hours/night after 12 months ( ), (%)61 (85)

Key: AHI: apnea-hypopnea index; ESS: Epworth sleepiness scale; IHD: ischaemic heart disease; ODI: oxygen desaturation index.