The Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea and Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Circulating Ischaemia-Modified Albumin Concentrations

Table 3

Alterations in serum IMA and CRP concentrations and demographic information after 3 months of CPAP therapy.

	Pre-CPAP ()	Post-CPAP
Age (year)	56.3 ± 8
Male/female gender	22/9
BMI (kg/m^2)	31.5 ± 4.2	31.6 ± 4.2	0.459
IMA (ABSU)	0.555 ± 0.062	0.431 ± 0.063	<0.001
CRP (mg/L)	3.97 ± 1.4	1.72 ± 1	<0.001

Data are expressed as the mean ± SD.
IMA: ischaemia-modified albumin, CPAP: continuous positive airway pressure, BMI: body mass index, and CRP: C-reactive protein.