TABLE 1

Baseline characteristics of the registry participants

Subjects n508
Age years59.4±11.2
Sex
 Male399 (79)
 Female109 (21)
Race
 Caucasian491 (97)
 Other7 (1)
 Black6 (1)
 Asian2 (<1)
 American Indian or Alaska Native2 (<1)
BMI kg·m−229.3±3.9
Systolic blood pressure mmHg130±13
Diastolic blood pressure mmHg78±9
AHI events·h−136.3±15.7
ESS11.8±5.5
Hypertension46.5
Depression21.3
Diabetes mellitus11.2
Atrial fibrillation5.4
Myocardial infarction3.8
Stroke2.5

Data are presented as mean±sd, n (%) or %, unless otherwise stated. BMI: body mass index; AHI: apnoea/hypopnoea index; ESS: Epworth sleepiness scale.