A latent-class heteroskedastic hurdle trajectory model: patterns of adherence in obstructive sleep apnea patients on CPAP therapy
Abstract Background Sleep apnea patients on CPAP therapy exhibit differences in how they adhere to the therapy.Previous studies have French Door demonstrated the benefit of describing adherence in terms of discernible longitudinal patterns.However, these analyses have been done on a limited number of patients, and did not properly represent the tem