Table 2.
Basic characteristics of participants according to gender.
| Nonsnorers | Simple snorers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | P value | Male | Female | P value | |
| (n = 78) | (n = 109) | (n = 428) | (n = 251) | |||
| Age (years) | 38.31 ± 12.64 | 42.16 ± 10.43 | 0.029 | 36.84 ± 11.42 | 40.60 ± 12.39 | <0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.14 ± 3.08 | 22.96 ± 3.15 | 0.074 | 24.44 ± 3.22 | 23.66 ± 4.11 | 0.010 |
| NC (cm) | 37.14 ± 2.98 | 32.89 ± 2.18 | <0.001 | 38.42 ± 2.73 | 34.04 ± 3.07 | <0.001 |
| WC (cm) | 86.08 ± 11.37 | 80.95 ± 8.49 | 0.001 | 89.22 ± 9.27 | 83.18 ± 11.15 | <0.001 |
| HC (cm) | 95.25 ± 7.25 | 93.74 ± 6.90 | 0.154 | 97.80 ± 6.68 | 95.89 ± 7.55 | 0.001 |
| WHR (cm) | 0.90 ± 0.08 | 0.86 ± 0.06 | 0.001 | 0.91 ± 0.06 | 0.87 ± 0.07 | <0.001 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 118.15 ± 8.27 | 119.93 ± 12.14 | 0.237 | 121.78 ± 13.74 | 116.50 ± 14.89 | <0.001 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 76.19 ± 8.23 | 76.81 ± 8.17 | 0.614 | 77.38 ± 9.57 | 74.28 ± 9.69 | <0.001 |
| FPG (mmol/L) | 5.06 (4.55, 5.30) | 4.97 (4.66, 5.26) | 0.969 | 5.23 ± 0.88 | 5.12 ± 0.85 | 0.094 |
| FINS (μU/mL) | 5.07 (3.42, 7.74) | 5.87 (4.47, 8.59) | 0.085 | 9.25 ± 5.75 | 10.28 ± 16.57 | 0.341 |
| HOMA-IR | 1.13 (0.76, 1.63) | 1.29 (0.94, 2.03) | 0.173 | 2.24 ± 1.89 | 2.43 ± 4.30 | 0.517 |
| TC (mmol/L) | 4.08 (3.39, 4.71) | 4.25 (3.63, 4.85) | 0.266 | 4.45 ± 0.84 | 4.40 ± 0.96 | 0.450 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 0.94 (0.67, 1.56) | 0.87 (0.62, 1.19) | 0.013 | 1.57 ± 1.26 | 1.23 ± 0.94 | <0.001 |
| HDL (mmol/L) | 1.05 (0.88, 1.21) | 1.21 (1.03, 1.41) | <0.001 | 1.08 ± 0.26 | 1.24 ± 0.28 | <0.001 |
| LDL (mmol/L) | 2.41 (1.77, 2.99) | 2.37 (1.90, 2.86) | 0.934 | 2.79 ± 0.73 | 2.64 ± 0.83 | 0.016 |
| apoA-I (g/L) | 1.06 (0.92, 1.20) | 1.22 (1.03, 1.34) | <0.001 | 1.07 ± 0.19 | 1.19 ± 0.23 | <0.001 |
| apoB (g/L) | 0.68 (0.56, 0.78) | 0.67 (0.58, 0.78) | 0.833 | 0.78 ± 0.16 | 0.73 ± 0.18 | <0.001 |
| apoE (mg/dL) | 3.62 (3.02, 4.25) | 4.07 (3.45, 4.75) | 0.160 | 4.04 ± 1.33 | 4.32 ± 1.40 | 0.013 |
| Lpa (mg/dL) | 6.10 (3.85, 11.55) | 7.40 (3.70, 18.10) | 0.051 | 13.76 ± 15.54 | 14.54 ± 18.06 | 0.578 |
| MetS, n (%) | 7 (9%) | 10 (9.2%) | 0.963 | 74 (17.3%) | 48 (19.1%) | 0.548 |
| Smoking, n (%) | 15 (19.2%) | 0 | <0.001 | 143 (33.4%) | 6 (2.4%) | <0.001 |
| Alcohol drinkers, n (%) | 15 (19.2%) | 1 (0.9%) | <0.001 | 177 (41.4%) | 21 (8.4%) | <0.001 |
BMI: body mass index; NC: neck circumference; WC: waist circumference; HC: hip circumference; WHR: waist-to-hip ratio; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; FBG: fasting blood glucose; FINS: fasting insulin; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; HDL: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; apoA-I: apolipoprotein A-I; apoB: apolipoprotein B; apoE: apolipoprotein E; Lpa: lipoprotein(a); MetS: metabolic syndrome.