Patients with OSA-I (n=84) Patients with OSA-I (n=84) Patients with OSA-I (n=84) Patients with OSA-II (n=144) Patients with OSA-II (n=144) Patients with OSA-II (n=144)
p value between total populations
Ventilatory mode CPAP NIV Total CPAP NIV Total
Number of patients, n (%) Mean age (years) Mean age at CPAP/NIV initiation (years) Mean duration of CPAP/NIV (years) Mean objective adherence (hours/night) Number of patients with a mean objective adherence < 4 hours/night, n (%) 79 (94%) 8.4 ± 4.8 7.2 ± 4.5 1.2 ± 1.5 6.6 ± 2.6 12 (15%) 5 (6%) 5.1 ± 4.5 2.4 ± 2.3* 2.7 ± 2.8* 9.2 ± 1.3* 0 84 8.2 ± 4.8 6.8 ± 4.5 1.3 ± 1.5 6.8 ± 2.6 12 (14%) 125 (87%) 13.2 ± 3.7 11.2 ± 3.9 2.0 ± 2.4 5.7 ± 3.1 33 (26%) 19 (13%) 14.2 ± 2.9 9.8 ± 3.9 4.4 ± 3.0§ 7.4 ± 2.9* 3 (16%) 144 13.3 ± 3.6 11.0 ± 4.0 2.3 ± 2.6 5.9 ± 3.0 36 (25%) <0.001 <0.001 0.008 0.054 0.088