| Author, Year | No of Patients | Control Group/ Adherence to CPAP (h/night) | Baseline Lipid Profile | Age (Years) | BMI (Kg/m2) | AHI (/h) | ESS | Duration | Methods | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davies et al. 1994 | 10 | Yes | No dyslipidaemia | >3 months | TC, triglycerides | No difference | ||||
| Barcelo et al. 2004 | 43 | Yes | TC | No difference | ||||||
| Al-Shaer et al. 2005 | 62 | CPAP (n=34) | 37.65 | 126.2±33.7 days | TC, triglycerides | No difference between the two groups, before and after CPAP | ||||
| Lattimore et al. 2006 | 10 | No | TC, LDL-C and HDL-C within normal limits | 49±8 | 31 (range 24-41) | 39 (range 15-104) | 3 months | TC | No difference before and after CPAP treatment | |
| Kitahara et al. 2006 | 17 | No | 8.6±1 | 4 months | TC | No difference before and after CPAP treatment | ||||
| West et al. 2007 | 42 | Therapeutic CPAP (n=20) Placebo CPAP (n=22) | 58 (range 29-74) 55 (range 24-46) | 36.6 (range 26.2-49.2) 36.8 (range 29.2-47.1) | 14.7±3.5 13.6±3.5 | 3 months | TC, triglycerides, HDL-C | No difference before and after CPAP treatment | ||
| Drager et al. 2007 | 24 | Yes | Mild dyslipidaemia, borderline high levels of LDL-C | Control: 47±6 CPAP: 44±7 | Control: 29.7±2.9 CPAP: 29.9±3 | Control: 62±22 CPAP: 56±22 | Control: 13±5 CPAP: 14±4 | 4 months | TC, triglycerides, HDL-C, LDL-C | No difference before and after CPAP treatment |
| Coughlin et al. 2007 | 34 | Crossover trial: Sham CPAP 2.6 (0-7.5) Therapeutic CPAP 3.9 (0-7.4) | 49±8.3 | 36.1±7.6 | 39.7±13.8 | 13.8±4.9 | 6 weeks | TC, triglycerides, HDL-C, LDL-C | No difference before and after CPAP treatment | |
| Li et al. 2009 | 20 | No | 54.25±22.78 | 90 days | TC, triglycerides, HDL-C, LDL-C | No difference before and after CPAP treatment |