Patients (n=10) | Controls (n=10) | |
MSNA (%) | 12 (6) | 20 (5) |
Mean blood pressure (%) | 7 (1) | 4 (2) |
Oxygen saturation (%) | 1.1 (0.3) | 0.3 (0.2)3-150 |
Pco 2 (%) | −12 (3) | −13 (5) |
Values are mean (SEM).
↵3-150 p < 0.05 (paired t test).
(%) = (CPAP 10 cm H2O − CPAP 0 cm H2O)/CPAP 0 cm H2O × 100.
MSNA, muscle sympathetic nerve activity; Pco 2, partial pressure of carbon dioxide.