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. 2013 Jan 10;12:5. doi: 10.1186/2251-6581-12-5

Table 2.

Clinical and biological markers in the groups, regarding the severity of OSA

Biomarkers Mild-to-moderate OSA (19) Severe OSA (48)
Resistin, ng/ml
3.96±2.97
4.92±4.8
p-0.362
Free fatty acids mmol/l
0.213±0.08
0.241±0.12
p-0.375
Isoprostanes
0.089±0.07
0.088±0.08
p-0.985
Lipid profiles
High density Chol, mmol/l
1.37±0.21
1.23±0.32
p-0.821
Low density Chol, mmol/l
3.05±0.81
3.01±0.95
p-0.872
Very low density Chol, mmol/l
0.84±0.36
0.83±0.43
p-0.952
Tot Chol, mmol/l
5.31±1.09
5.06±1.08
p-0.405
Trigl, mmol/l
1.92±0.82
1.91±0.99
p-0.786
Insulin resistance
Immunoreactive insulin, mU/L
20.47±10.06
26.31±24.5
p-0.470
HOMA index
5.04±3.69
6.35±6,45
p-0.586
HbA1C 6.32±0.9 6.31±1.09
p-0.681