. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 1.

Published in final edited form as: Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2015 Jan;47(1):20–26. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000387

Table 4.

Associations between changes in OSA severity, body composition, aerobic capacity and arterial distensibility

	ΔMean SaPO₂	ΔMean Low SaPO₂	ΔAHI	ΔWeight	ΔBMI	ΔTotal Body Fat	ΔTrunk Fat	ΔVO_2max
ΔAverage Low SaPO₂, %	0.66^*	--
ΔAHI, events/hour	−0.15	−0.53^*	--
ΔWeight, kg	−0.40	−0.49^*	0.25	--
ΔBMI, kg/m²	−0.26	−0.48^*	0.38	0.92^*	--
ΔTotal Body Fat, %	−0.36	−0.32	0.11	0.64^*	0.41	--
ΔTrunk Fat, %	−0.26	−0.28	0.08	0.59^*	0.38	0.96^*	--
ΔVO_2max, ml/kg/min	−0.07	0.25	−0.11	−0.24	0.14	−0.27	−0.25	--
ΔAI, %	−0.47^*	−0.57^*	0.40	0.20	0.12	0.45	0.34	−0.38

Data are presented as Spearman rank correlations. AHI; apnea-hypopnea index, BMI; Body mass index, AI; augmentation index.

p<0.05