Table 2.

Male characteristics by risk group (i.e., high and low risks of OSA)

Characteristic	High OSA risk (N = 35)	Low OSA risk (N = 87)	p value
Telomere length (T/S ratio), mean (SD)	0.54 (0.09)	0.54 (0.12)	0.86
Age (years), mean (SD)	47.48 (5.53)	45.47 (6.61)	0.11
Education (%)			0.55
Less than high school	23.88	76.12
Some college	33.33	66.67
College	33.33	66.67
Annual family income (%)			0.001
<$20,000	22.81	77.19
$20,000–$34,999	20.0	80.0
$35,000–$74,999	20.0	80.0
>$75,000	81.82	18.18
Smoking status (%)			0.17
Never	37.74	62.26
Former	33.33	66.67
Current	21.43	78.57
Alcohol consumption (%)			0.17
Never	40.0	60.0
Former	33.33	66.67
Occasional	12.0	88.0
Regular	32.56	67.44
Sleep duration (h)	6.14 (1.00)	6.9 (1.63)	0.002
Body mass index, mean (SD)	30.73 (6.05)	27.26 (5.91)	0.005
Hypertension (%)	54.72	45.28	<0.0001
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL), mean (SD)	52.74 (12.76)	59.72 (17.8)	0.03

Sample t test was used for continuous variables. Chi-square test was used for categorical variables. A p value of ≤0.05 is considered as statistically significant. Mean (SD) for continuous variable