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. 2023 Sep 21;23:1835. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16695-4

Table 1.

Basic characteristics of the study participants

Characteristics Non-OSA (N = 8107) OSA (N = 1626) P value
Age, year, mean (S.D.) 55.48 (9.98) 58.53 (8.93)  < 0.001*
Sex (%)  < 0.001
 Male 2469 (30.46) 804 (49.45)
 Female 5638 (69.54) 822 (50.55)
Marital status, marital, N (%)  < 0.001
 Married 7099 (87.57) 1476 (90.77)
 Others 1008 (12.43) 150 (9.23)
Educational status, N (%) 0.002
 Primary school and lower 2879 (35.51) 590 (36.29)
 Junior high school 2081 (25.67) 397 (24.42)
 Senior high school 2043 (25.20) 462 (28.41)
 College and above 1104 (13.62) 177 (10.89)
Smoking, N (%)  < 0.001
 Never 6605 (81.47) 1160 (71.34)
 Occasion 329 (4.06) 132 (8.12)
 Frequent 1173 (14.47) 334 (20.54)
Alcohol drinking, N (%)  < 0.001
 Never 6404 (78.99) 1168 (71.83)
 Occasion 1268 (15.64) 305 (18.76)
 Frequent 435 (5.37) 153 (9.41)
Work intensity, N (%)  < 0.001
 Light 2801 (34.55) 429 (26.38)
 Moderate 888 (10.95) 163 (10.02)
 Vigorous 460 (5.67) 91 (5.60)
 Retirement 3958 (48.82) 943 (58.00)
Vegetable intake, N (%) 0.049
  < once/day 280 (3.45) 73 (4.49)
  ≥ once/day 7827 (96.55) 1553 (95.51)
Fruit intake, N (%)  < 0.001
  < once/day 2837 (34.99) 661 (40.65)
  ≥ once/day 5270 (65.01) 965 (59.35)
Hypertension, yes, N (%)  < 0.001
 No 5669 (69.93) 157 (9.66)
 Yes 2438 (30.07) 1469 (90.34)
Dyslipidemia, yes, N (%)  < 0.001
 No 2497 (30.80) 414 (25.46)
 Yes 5610 (69.20) 1212 (74.54)
LTPA, MET-h/week, median (IQR) 35.70 (17.80, 59.20) 34.70 (15.50, 58.80)  < 0.001*
WHR, median (IQR) 0.87 (0.82,0.92) 0.91 (0.87,0.96)  < 0.001
VAI, median (IQR) 7.00 (5.00, 10.00) 11.00 (8.00, 15.00)  < 0.001
LAP, median (IQR) 28.90 (16.71, 47.76) 44.70 (27.80, 69.15)  < 0.001
RMR, Kcal/day, median (IQR) 1260.00 (1151.00,1431.50) 1435.00 (1277.00,1607.75)  < 0.001
BMI, kg/m2, mean (S.D.) 23.54 (3.26) 26.34 (3.84)  < 0.001*
NC, cm, mean (S.D.) 34.17 (3.05) 36.59 (3.45)  < 0.001*
BF%, mean (S.D.) 30.18 (6.19) 31.40 (6.23)  < 0.001*

Abbreviation: LTPA Leisure-time physical activity, LAP Lipid accumulation product, VAI Visceral adiposity index, RMR Resting metabolic rate, WHR Waist-to-hip ratio, BMI Body mass index, NC Neck circumference, BF% Body fat percentage

* P value from t test

P value from chi-square test

P value from Wilcoxon rank sum test