Table 1: Characteristics of patients before treatment (observed over a month).

 

OSAHS + Htn. Group (group 1)/n = 10

OSAHS only - Group (Group 2)/n = 10

Characteristics

Pt.1

Pt.2

Pt.3

Pt.4

Pt.5

Pt.6

Pt.7

Pt.8

Pt.9

Pt.10

Pt.1

Pt.2

Pt.3

Pt.4

Pt.5

Pt.6

Pt.7

Pt.8

Pt.9

Pt.10

Age (in years)

31

31

34

37

41

30

37

36

38

44

45

43

31

32

33

34

39

30

34

32

 Mean AHI (events/hour)

16

17.8

20.4

15.7

21

23.2

6.7

10.1

12.1

13.6

15.3

14.7

17.2

23.3

30.1

19.2

12.7

18.5

17.6

7.8

Mean RDI (events/hour)

16.8

17.8

20.6

15.8

21.7

25.2

7

11.2

12.2

13.7

18

17.3

17.2

24

31

20.5

12.10

18.7

11.8

10

Mean blood pressure (mean of 6 reading/day) in mmHG (systolic/diastolic)

135/80

141/89

139/82

145/90

136/78

136/85

150/92

146/84

147/110

162/98

111/68

120/78

125/80

120/81

127/78

123/77

119/69

121/81

128/80

117/79

 

Clinical features of hypertension

Headaches

+

+

-

+

+

-

-

+

-

+

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Dizziness

-

-

-

+

+

-

+

+

+

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Vision problems

-

-

+

-

+

-

-

-

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Nausea

+

-

+

+

-

+

+

+

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Vomiting

+

-

+

+

+

+

-

+

+

+

-

-

-

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

Nose bleed

-

+

+

-

+

+

+

+

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Fatigue or confusion

+

+

-

+

+

+

+

+

-

+

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Chest pain

-

+

-

-

+

-

+

-

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

+

-

-

-

Dyspnea

+

+

-

+

+

-

-

+

+

-

+

-

-

+

-

+

-

+

-

-

Palpitations

-

+

-

-

-

+

+

-

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

+

-