Table 1 Clinical characteristics and cardiovascular treatment at baseline. Plus/minus values are means ± SD.

Age (y)

65.1 ± 9.6

67.4 ± 7.3

0.17

Male n (%)

39 (90.7)

32 (91.4)

0.66

BMI (kg/m²)

27.9 ± 4.6

28.1 ± 4.0

0.82

AHI (events/h)

3.8 ± 2.5

27.5 ± 16.6

< 0.001

Min SaO₂ (%)

89.3 ± 3.2

83.8 ± 4.0

< 0.001

Medication

Platelet inhibitor, n (%)

40 (93)

33 (94.3)

0.82

Beta Blocker, n (%)

33 (76)

25 (71.4)

0.59

ACE Inhibitor, n (%)

30 (69.8)

25 (71.4)

0.87

Statin, n (%)

34 (79.1)

26 (74.3)

0.62