Table 1. Demographic characteristics and fasting morning plasma concentrations of lipids, glucose, insulin, and FABP4 in subgroups of obese and OSA subjects.

Variables	NOB-NOSA (n=90)	NOB-OSA (n=92)	p value	OB-NOSA (n=33)	OB-OSA (n=94)	p value	Overall p value OB vs NOB
Age (yrs)	7.0 ± 0.68	7.1 ± 0.93	0.85	7.2 ± 1.2	7.4 ± 1.2	0.54	0.002
BMI z Score	0.24 ± 0.86	0.07 ± 1.05	0.26	2.3 ±0.5	2.4 ± 0.4	0.20	<0.001
AHI (/h TST)	0.35 ± 0.23	4.2 ± 6.2	<0.001	0.34 ± 0.2	5.6 ± 6.7	<0.001	0.005
FABP4 level (ng/mL)	7.4 ± 1.67	15.3 ± 1.61	<0.001	13.2 ± 2.9	23.4 ± 4.7	<0.001	<0.001
TC (mg/dL)	155.3 ± 31.9	165.1 ± 24.7	<0.04	173.7 ± 25.4	186.8 ± 26.5	<0.05	0.56
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	83.2 ± 36.0	77.2 ± 41.6	0.47	110.8 ± 36.1	118.5 ± 46.9	0.55	0.17
HDL-C (mg/dL)	59.1 ± 12.4	52.1 ± 9.3	<0.04	48.5 ± 7.5	40.6 ± 10.7	<0.01	0.06
VLDL-C (mg/dL)	16.6 ± 12.6	19.6 ± 8.4	<0.01	22.4 ± 21.3	27.6 ± 9.4	<0.01	0.16
LDL-C (mg/dL)	85.6 ± 27.3	94.8 ± 22.6	<0.01	102.9 ± 16.8	112.4 ± 21.2	<0.01	0.36
Glucose (mg/dL)	76.8 ± 16.1	77.1 ± 15.1	0.95	83.7 ± 9.8	89.8 ± 11.6	<0.01	<0.04
Insulin (μIU/mL)	6.5 ± 12.4	7.6 ± 13.2	0.44	11.4 ± 13.6	16.2 ± 9.4	<0.01	<0.02
HOMA-IR	1.23 ± 0.49	1.45 ± 0.49	0.003	2.36 ± 0.33	3.6 ± 0.27	<0.001	<0.001

BMI, Body mass index; AHI, Obstructive apnea hypopnea index; FABP, Fatty acid binding protein; TC, total cholesterol; HDL-C, High density lipoprotein Cholesterol; VLDL-C, Very low density lipoprotein- Cholesterol; LDL-C, Low density lipoprotein-Cholesterol; P-value was calculated using one way ANOVA.