The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology

Table 1 Demographic data and associated comorbidities in the studied patients

From: Early application of continuous positive airway pressure in COVID-19 patients at risk of obstructive sleep apnea

	Non-CPAP group (n = 40)	CPAP group (n = 40)	p-value
Age (mean ± SD)	60.8 ± 11.1	56.3 ± 13.09	0.1
BMI (mean ± SD)	41.7 ± 3.78	42.7 ± 4.3	0.2
Gender: male/female	17/23(42.5/57.5)	12/28 (30/70)	0.2
Smoking n (%)
Current/stopped	16 (40)	17 (42.5)	0.6
Ex-smoker	6 (15)	3 (7.5)
Nonsmokers	18 (45)	20 (50)
Marital status n (%)
Single	2 (5)	5 (12.5)	0.2
Married	38 (95)	35 (87.5)	0.2
Hypertension n (%)	30 (75)	34 (85)	0.3
DM	26 (65)	23 (57.5)	0.5
COPD	11 (27.5)	6 (15)	0.2
Asthma	4 (10)	8 (20)	0.2
CKD	6 (15)	5 (12.5)	0.7
CVD	2 (5)	4 (10)	0.4
Malignancy	8 (20)	10 (25)	0.6

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation, number (percentage)
Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, n number, DM Diabetes mellitus, COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, CKD Chronic kidney disease, CVD Cardiovascular diseases

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