Demographics and continuation rates at 36 months (overall and diagnostic subgroups)
| Characteristics | All cases | RTD | Complicated OSA/OHS | COPD | p‐value# |
| Subjects n | 249 | 85 | 43 | 121 | |
| Age yrs | 62.7±13.8 | 54.8±15.1§ | 62.8±14.9 | 68.1±9.1 | <0.0001 |
| M:F n | 156:93 | 40:45 | 33:10 | 83:38 | 0.001 |
| NIV:tracheostomy n | 236:13 | 74:11§ | 43:0 | 119:2 | <0.0001 |
| Continuation rates at 36 months current study % | 66.2 | 69.9 | 77.9 | 57.5 | ns |
| Continuation rates at 36 months in Switzerland¶ % | 57–78 | 76 | 49 | ||
| Continuation rates at 36 months in France+ % | 73 | 56–80 | 56 |
Data are presented as mean±sd unless otherwise stated
RTD: restrictive thoracic disorders
OSA: obstructive sleep apnoea
OHS: obesity hypoventilation syndrome
COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
M: male
F: female
NIV: noninvasive ventilation
ns: nonsignificant
#: p‐value refers to comparisons between three subgroups
¶: reference 24, n=211
+: reference 25, n=276
§: significantly different from other subgroups in post hoc analysis