TABLE 1

Patient demographics

	Pre-assessment referrals	Clinician referrals	p-value
Age years	55±13	61±16	<0.0001
BMI kg·m⁻²	36±8	35±6	0.95
ESS at diagnosis	8±5	11±6	<0.0001
ODI at diagnosis	19±17	22±20	0.039

Data are presented as mean±sd, unless otherwise stated. BMI: body mass index; ESS: Epworth Sleepiness Score; ODI: oxygen desaturation index.