Table 3.
Prevalence of MetS in nonsnorers and simple snorers.
| Nonsnorers | Simple snorers | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | MetS | 17 (9.1%) | 122 (18.0%) | 0.003 |
| Hypertension | 35 (18.7%) | 199 (29.3%) | 0.004 | |
| Abdominal obesity | 23 (12.3%) | 113 (16.6%) | 0.148 | |
| Hyper-TG | 24 (12.8%) | 176 (25.9%) | <0.001 | |
| Hypo-HDL | 101 (54.0%) | 362 (53.3%) | 0.866 | |
| Hyperglycemia | 21 (11.2%) | 108 (15.9%) | 0.112 | |
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| Males | MetS | 7 (9.0%) | 74 (17.3%) | 0.065 |
| Hypertension | 11 (14.1%) | 142 (33.2%) | 0.001 | |
| Abdominal obesity | 5 (6.4%) | 36 (8.4%) | 0.551 | |
| Hyper-TG | 17 (21.8%) | 135 (31.5%) | 0.084 | |
| Hypo-HDL | 37 (47.4%) | 207 (48.4%) | 0.880 | |
| Hyperglycemia | 8 (10.3%) | 72 (16.8%) | 0.144 | |
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| Females | MetS | 10 (9.2%) | 48 (19.1%) | 0.018 |
| Hypertension | 15 (19.0%) | 57 (22.7%) | 0.885 | |
| Abdominal obesity | 24 (22.0%) | 77 (30.7%) | 0.005 | |
| Hyper-TG | 7 (6.4%) | 41 (16.3%) | 0.011 | |
| Hypo-HDL | 64 (58.7%) | 155 (61.8%) | 0.587 | |
| Hyperglycemia | 13 (11.9%) | 36 (14.3%) | 0.539 | |
MetS: metabolic syndrome; TG: triglyceride; HDL: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.