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. 2017 Mar 21;16:39. doi: 10.1186/s12933-017-0521-y

Table 2.

Endothelial function and clinic blood pressure (BP) according to obstructive sleep apnea severity

AHI < 15 15 ≤ AHI < 30 AHI > 30 p value p value*
RHI 1.84 (0.53) 1.81 (0.55) 1.84 (0.42) 0.97
RHI < 1.67,  % 47.1 44.4 39.2 0.76
Systolic BP, mmHg 129.2 (12.5) 140.2 (17.9) 136.6 (18.0) 0.04 0.03
Diastolic BP, mmHg 76.6 (8.9) 78.4 (9.6) 80.9 (12.1) 0.15

Data are expressed as mean (standard deviation) or percentages

RHI reactive hyperemia index

* p values were adjusted for age, gender, body mass index, insulin and injectable GLP-1 analog use