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. 2013 Dec 2;8(12):e80704. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080704

Table 1. Clinical characteristics of the participants.

Test cohort Validation cohort
Clinical characteristics Total(n = 2,032) Male(n = 1,674) Female(n = 358)* Total(n = 784) Male(n = 652) Female(n = 132)*
Sex (%) _ 82.38 17.62 _ 83.2 16.8
Age (years) 43.0 (27.0–64.0) 41.0 (27.0–63.0) 53.0 (27.0–71.0) 41.0 (27.0–64.8) 40.0 (28.0–63.0) 52.0 (24.7–68.1)
High(m) 1.70 (1.57–1.81) 1.72 (1.63–1.82) 1.60 (1.50–1.69) 1.71 (1.58–1.80) 1.72 (1.64–1.81) 1.60 (1.51–1.69)
Weight(kg) 77.0 (57.0–100.0) 80.0 (63.0–100.0) 64.0 (50.0–85.0) 77.9 (57.2–100.0) 80.0 (64.0–100.0) 64.0 (47.7–89.4)
BMI (kg/m2) 26.4 (21.3–33.0) 26.6 (22.0–33.2) 25.35±3.75 26.6 (21.1–32.9) 26.8 (22.0–32.8) 25.1 (18.7–33.1)
NC (cm) 40.0 (34.0–44.0) 40.0 (36.0–45.0) 36.0 (31.0–41.0) 39.0 (33.0–45.0) 40.0 (36.0–45.0) 35.0 (30.3–41.0)
WC (cm) 95.0 (79.0–112.0) 96.0 (82.0–112.0) 88.95±10.11 95.0 (79.0–114.0) 96.3 (82.7–114.0) 88.5 (70.0–114.0)
HC (cm) 100.0 (91.0–112.0) 100.5 (92.0–112.0) 98.0 (88.0–112.0) 100.0 (90.0–113.0) 100.0 (90.0–113.0) 97.0 (84.3–112.4)
W/H ratio 0.95 (0.84–1.04) 0.95 (0.87–1.04) 0.90±0.06 0.95 (0.85–1.04) 0.96 (0.87–1.05) 0.91 (0.80–1.03)
ESS 9 (0–19) 10 (1–20) 7 (0–18) 9 (0–19) 10 (0–19) 7 (0–18)
SaO2 (%) 80.0 (55.0–95.0) 79.0 (54.0–94.0) 85.0 (60.0–96.0) 80.0 (51.0–98.0) 78.0 (50.0–98.0) 86.0 (53.7–98.0)

BMI = body mass index; NC = neck circumference; WC = waist circumference; HC = hip circumference; W/H ratio = the ratio of waist circumference to that of the hips; ESS = Epworth Sleepiness Scale; AHI = apnea-hypopnea index.

*

Male versus female subjects in the same cohort, P<0.01.

Test cohort versus validation cohort, P<0.05.

Values are presented as median (95% confidence interval) unless stated otherwise.