Research Article
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Device Time to Procurement in a Disadvantaged Population
| | Variable | ASMF grant
Group 1 | Uninsured
Group 2 | Medicaid/Medicare
Group 3 | Three-group value |
| | Total | 30 | 30 | 12 | NA | | Age: mean ± SD | 47 ± 9 | 46 ± 10 | 52 ± 13 | 0.32 | | BMI: mean ± SD | 39 ± 9 | 39 ± 9 | 38 ± 5 | 0.81 | | Men: (%) | 10 (33) | 14 (47) | 6 (50) | 0.30 | | Black: (%) | 18 (60) | 13 (43) | 4 (33) | 0.39 | | White: (%) | 11 (37) | 16 (53) | 8 (67) | NA | | Hispanic: (%) | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 | NA | | Asian: (%) | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | NA | | AHI: mean ± SD | 32 ± 35 | 46 ± 44 | 32 ± 27 | 0.34 | | CPAP pressure: mean ± SD | 13 ± 4 | 12 ± 4 | 9 ± 2 | 0.006 | | CPAP procurement: (%) | 30 (100) | 16 (53) | 9 (75) | 0.0001 |
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BMI: body mass index, AHI: apnea hypopnea index, and CPAP: continuous positive airway pressure.
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