Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the groups
| Group | Age | BMI | Smoking pack/years | Epworth score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy normal control (N = 10) | Median | 31.5a | 25.6a,b,c | 0,5a | 1a,b | |
| Percentile | 25 | 26 | 22.4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 75 | 51.25 | 27.2 | 7 | 4 | ||
| Obese control (N = 10) | Median | 38b | 39.6a | 4b | 1.5 | |
| Percentile | 25 | 27.25 | 37.04 | 0 | 1 | |
| 75 | 47.75 | 48.05 | 13.5 | 6 | ||
| OHS (N = 10) | Median | 56.5a, b | 44.97b | 18a,b,c | 10a | |
| Percentile | 25 | 51.75 | 40,2 | 0 | 3.75 | |
| 75 | 64 | 54.7 | 67.5 | 15.25 | ||
| OSAS (N = 10) | Median | 52 | 37.6c | 3.5c | 9.5b | |
| Percentile | 25 | 35.75 | 32.7 | 0 | 5.5 | |
| 75 | 59.5 | 41.96 | 26.25 | 18.5 | ||
Comparison of groups: Statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) were summarized. Age: a. Healthy normal control and OHS, p = 0.015 b. Obese control and OHS, p = 0.013
BMI: a. Healthy normal control and obese control, p = 0.04 b. Healthy normal control and OHS, p = 0.001 c. Healthy normal control and OSAS, p = 0.001
Smoking package: a. Healthy normal control and OHS, p = 0.001 b. Obese control and OHS, p = 0.023 c. OHS and OSAS, p = 0.032
Epworth score: a. Healthy normal control and OHS, p = 0.007 b. Healthy normal control and OSAS, p = 0.002 c. Obese control and OSAS, p = 0.027