Skip to main content
. 2017 Aug 18;7:8851. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-08930-x

Table 5.

Markers of metabolic outcomes in never-smoking and ever-smoking OSAS patients.

Variable Never-smoking Ever-smoking p value& Main Effects (p value)* Interaction Effects (p value)* Main Effects (p value)# Interaction Effects (p value)#
AHI < 5 AHI ≥ 5 AHI < 5 AHI ≥ 5 AHI Smoking AHI × Smoking AHI Smoking AHI × Smoking
Glucose (mmol/L) 4.99 ± 0.53 5.38 ± 0.83 5.10 ± 0.50 5.38 ± 0.84 <0.001 <0.001 0.740 0.350 0.181 0.754 0.745
Insulin (uU/ml) 8.48 ± 4.52 11.79 ± 7.56 9.34 ± 6.58 12.28 ± 8.23 0.001 <0.001 0.477 0.003 0.382 0.576 0.006
HOMA-IR 1.90 ± 1.08 2.92 ± 2.47 2.13 ± 1.51 3.01 ± 2.29 0.001 <0.001 0.624 0.007 0.450 0.493 0.025
TC (mmol/L) 4.61 ± 0.96 4.79 ± 0.97 4.68 ± 0.82 4.85 ± 0.94 0.330 0.274 0.367 0.527 0.580 0.412 0.623
TG (mmol/L) 1.42 ± 0.89 1.83 ± 1.11 1.43 ± 0.57 1.88 ± 1.11 <0.001 <0.001 0.668 0.991 0.255 0.824 0.795
HDL-C (mmol/L) 1.17 ± 0.29 1.10 ± 0.23 1.18 ± 0.35 1.08 ± 0.23 0.012 <0.001 0.762 0.949 0.104 0.558 0.975
LDL-C (mmol/L) 3.02 ± 0.82 3.17 ± 0.84 3.04 ± 0.68 3.17 ± 0.81 0.231 0.131 0.853 0.270 0.250 0.951 0.341

Abbreviations: HOMA-IR, homeostasis model of assessment for insulin resistance index; AHI, apnea-hypopnea index; OSAS, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol.

&p value indicates overall comparison.

*p value without adjustment.

#p value adjusted for age, BMI,WHR and ESS.