| Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 | Patient 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 52 | 73 | 46 | 63 |
Gender (m/f) | M | F | F | M |
Snoring | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Nocturnal cough | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Body mass Index (Kg/m 2 ) | 35 | 32 | 37 | 33 |
Baseline cough VAS | 90 | 95 | 50 | 80 |
Post CPAP cough VAS | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Cough duration at OSA diagnosis (mo) | 48 | 6 | 16 | 8 |
FEV 1 (%predicted) | 93 | 61 | 119 | 100 |
FEV 1 /FVC (%) | 78 | 70 | 84 | 83 |
PC 20 mg/ml) | >16 | nd | >16 | >16 |
Sputum neutrophil (nr <65%) | 89 | - | 91 | 87 |
Sputum eosinophil (nr <2%) | 0.3 | - | 1.4 | 0.5 |
ESS preCPAP | 7 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
ESS post CPAP | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
AHI baseline (per hour) | 36 | 86 | 62 | 10 (4% SpO2 dips) |
SpO 2 (4% dips/hour) on CPAP | 0.7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
CPAP (cm H 2 o) | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
CPAP compliance (mean hours/night) | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 |