Changes in neurocognitive test between randomised groups in an intention-to-treat principle adjusted by basal measures
| BP variables | Baseline | CPAP treatment (n=115) | Conservative treatment (n=109) | Intergroup differences (CI 95%) | F | p-value | |||||
| Follow-up | Effect size | Intragroup differences | Baseline | Follow-up | Effect size | Intragroup differences | |||||
| HADS Anxiety | 6.88±4.40 | 4.64±4.27 | −0.51 | 2.28±4.31 | 6.89±4.26 | 5.77±4.21 | −0.26 | 1.03±4.07 | 1.192 (0.225–2.160) | 5.90 | 0.016 |
| HADS Depression | 6.90±4.47 | 5.64±4.56 | −0.28 | 1.29±3.46 | 5.92±3.80 | 6.79±4.31 | 0.23 | −0.93±2.76 | 1.989 (1.180–2.799) | 23.47 | <0.001 |
| Digit Span | 7.07±2.44 | 7.37±2.53 | 0.12 | −0.30±1.88 | 7.83±2.57 | 7.90±2.69 | 0.03 | −0.04±1.81 | −0.076 (−0.550–0.399) | 0.10 | 0.753 |
| Digit Symbol | 18.04±12 | 20.42±12.36 | 0.20 | −2.39±4.82 | 20.88±12.93 | 22.07±13.5 | 0.09 | −0.77±5.64 | −1.428 (−2.837–−0.019) | 3.99 | 0.047 |
Data are presented as mean±sd, unless otherwise stated. HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.