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Table 1 Baseline demographic and CPAP usage

From: Reassessing the effects of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on arterial stiffness and peripheral blood derived CD34+ progenitor cells in subjects with sleep apnea

 

All

N

9

Gender

 F

2 (22.2%)

 M

7 (77.8%)

 Age at baseline

41.3 ± 11.9

BMI

27.2 ± 3.4

 AHI

32.6 ± 15.3

Severity of sleep apnea

 Mild (5 ≤ AHI < 15 per hour)

1 (11.1%)

 Moderate (15 ≤ AHI < 30 per hour)

4 (44.4%)

 Severe (AHI ≥ 30 per hour)

4 (44.4%)

 Mean % of oxygen desaturation

95.2 ± 1.2

Severity of oxygen desaturation

 Mild

2 (22.2%)

 Moderate

5 (55.6%)

 Severe

1 (11.1%)

 Unlisted

1 (11.1%)

CPAP usage

 Total days

86 ± 3.1

 Usage days

63.1 ± 19.9

 Usage days %

0.7 ± 0.2

 Usage days > 4 h

44.2 ± 28.5

 Usage days > 4 h %

0.5 ± 0.3

 Usage hours/usage day

4.9 ± 2