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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: The apnoea-hypopnoea index (61. 2 + / - 8. 5 vs 43. 1 + / - 8. 6 ; p < 0. 05), apnoea related arousals (22. 2 + / - 7. 6 vs 11. 6 + / - 4. 7 ; p < 0. 05), longest apnoeic episode duration (seconds) (54. 9 + / - 7. 1 vs 37. 8 + / - 5. 6 ; p < 0. 01), oxygen desaturation events per hour (51. 8 + / - 7. 7 vs 37 + / - 7. 8 ; p < 0. 01) and epworth sleepiness score (16. 6 + / - 0. 8 vs 9. 2 + / - 0. 9 ; p < 0. 001) decreased significantly.