Effects of First-Time Overnight CPAP Therapy for Increasing the Complexity of the Patient’s Physiological System
Table 1
Basic participant information.
Group 1
Group 2
value
Number
22
13
N/A
Age (years)
50.32 ± 2.44
53.77 ± 3.95
0.437
Height (m)
1.68 ± 0.01
1.68 ± 0.02
0.839
Weight (kg)
76.73 ± 2.64
85.39 ± 3.84
0.064
BMI (kg/m2)
27.20 ± 0.85
30.02 ± 1.17
0.056
Neck circumference (cm)
40.01 ± 0.68
41.57 ± 0.76
0.074
Waist circumference (cm)
97.65 ± 2.33
104.69 ± 3.03
0.153
AHI (events/hour)
51.60 ± 5.75
62.68 ± 5.77
0.212
Data are expressed as mean ± SE. Variables were compared by using Mann-Whitney test, with a showing statistical significance. BMI: body mass index, AHI: apnea-hypopnea index.
