Efficacy of a Conservative Weight Loss Program in the Long-Term Management of Chronic Upper Airway Obstruction

Table 1

Demographics and weight loss outcomes.

Age	Sex	Number of Visits	Initial BMI	Final BMI	Δ BMI	Etiology of airway obstruction
46	Male	6	42.9	39.7	−3.2	OSA
56	Female	32	43.9	43.7	−0.2	Subglottic stenosis, trachmalacia
45	Female	19	28	34.3	6.3	BTVC paralysis
36	Male	14	57.9	71.6	13.7	OSA, laryngomalacia
26	Female	9	43.7	44.2	0.5	Subglottic stenosis
44*	Male	16	40	39.9	−0.1	BTVC paralysis
32*	Female	7	48.3	40.3	−8	OSA, tracheomalacia
27	Male	9	32.2	27.5	−4.7	BTVC paralysis, OSA
55	Male	10	44.8	43.3	−1.5	OSA
54	Female	6	47.2	53.2	6	Subglottic stenosis
58	Female	16	38.4	37.8	−0.6	Subglottic stenosis
39	Female	12	42.6	47.1	4.5	BTVC paralysis
57	Female	9	42.9	52.4	9.5	OSA

*Patient was decannulated after weight loss attributable to an unrelated medical illness.