TABLE 1

Overnight urinary F2-isoprostanes, noncorrected and corrected

CPAPCPAP-withdrawalTreatment effect (95% CI)p-value
Baseline2 weeksBaseline2 weeks
Subjects n1112
Non-corrected F2-isoprostanes ng·mL−13.1±1.33.4±1.43.2±1.42.2±0.8−1.3 (−2.4–−0.1)0.03
Creatinine mmol·L−113.8±10.513.8±10.611.3±4.38.4±2.9−3.0 (−8.0–1.9)0.21
Urine volume mL814±497889±569699±312988±335205 (−88–499)0.16
Urinary excretion rate mL·h−178.1±43.183.9±53.257.0±31.186.7±28.518.9 (−12.3–50.1)0.22
Corrected F2-isoprostanes/creatinine ratio ng·μmol−10.31±0.180.37±0.190.29±0.110.27±0.07−0.1 (−0.23–0.03)0.11
F2-isoprostanes production corrected by urine excretion rate ng·h−1216.6±120.7251.7±145.8168.2±116.3182.8±78.7−56.9 (−161.0–47.2)0.26
  • Data are presented as mean±sd, unless otherwise stated. CPAP: continuous positive airway pressure.