Sleep apnea is associated with hypertension. Metaanalyses indicate that treatment of sleep apnea by continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) reduces blood pressure (BP) by a mean of 3 mmHg. To date, predictors of BP response to CPAP remain incompletely understood. We hypothesized that the magnitude of CPAP-induced BP reduction depends on baseline apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and the extent of daytime sleepiness.

中文翻译：

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睡眠呼吸暂停患者持续气道正压治疗的血压反应预测因子。

睡眠呼吸暂停与高血压有关。荟萃分析表明，通过持续气道正压通气 (CPAP) 治疗睡眠呼吸暂停，血压 (BP) 平均降低 3 mmHg。迄今为止，CPAP 血压反应的预测因素仍不完全清楚。我们假设 CPAP 引起的血压降低程度取决于基线呼吸暂停低通气指数 (AHI) 和白天嗜睡的程度。