Mean (SE) cardiovascular variables
| Control group (n = 8) | CPAP group (n = 10) | p value† | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 1 month | p value∗ | Baseline | 1 month | p value∗ | ||
| HR, heart rate; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVEDV, left ventricular end diastolic volume; LVESV, left ventricular end systolic volume; UNE, urinary norepinephrine. | |||||||
| ∗p values for within group comparisons. | |||||||
| †p values for between group comparisons. | |||||||
| HR (/min) | 67.5 (3.4) | 66.5 (3.7) | 0.85 | 62.1 (2.1) | 60.9 (2.4) | 0.28 | 0.161 |
| SBP (mm Hg) | 139.0 (5.5) | 139.6 (6.2) | 0.94 | 120.7 (5.4) | 116.1 (5.5) | 0.52 | 0.004 |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 69.9 (4.3) | 65.6 (4.2) | 0.48 | 64.6 (3.0) | 60.6 (3.3) | 0.46 | 0.149 |
| LVEF (%) | 34.1 (3.0) | 29.6 (3.1) | 0.18 | 27.6 (3.4) | 34.3 (2.8) | 0.034 | 0.02 |
| LVEDV (ml) | 200.9 (20.9) | 216.4 (25.3) | 0.21 | 184.7 (16.9) | 176.2 (13.7) | 0.44 | 0.288 |
| LVESV (ml) | 134.6 (17.6) | 150.4 (17.0) | 0.22 | 136.4 (15.3) | 117.8 (12.3) | 0.11 | 0.458 |
| UNE (nmol/mmol creatinine) | 26.4 (3.6) | 26.8 (4.0) | 0.77 | 15.5 (1.9) | 13.6 (1.8) | 0.19 | 0.009 |