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. 2019 May 2;24(1):167–174. doi: 10.1007/s11325-019-01855-x

Table 1.

Anthropometric and biochemical characteristics of the subjects included in the study

OSAHS N = 233 Non-OSAHS N = 93 P value
Age (years) 55.29 ± 10.47 52.82 ± 13.79 0.122
Male (n,%) 200 (85.84%) 66 (70.97%) 0.002*
BMI (kg/m2) 27.52 ± 3.50 24.02 ± 3.58 < 0.001**
Obesity (n,%) 99 (42.49%) 15 (16.13%) < 0.001**
Smoker (n,%) 102 (43.78%) 27 (29.03%) 0.009*
Drinker (n,%) 98 (42.06%) 35 (37.63%) 0.276
Hypertension (yes, N n,%) 59 (25.32%) 12 (12.90%) 0.009*
Diabetes (yes, N n,%) 16 (6.87%) 5 (5.38%) 0.340
Dyslipidemia (yes, N n,%) 175 (75.11%) 54 (58.06%) 0.002*
SBP (mmHg) 126.45 ± 18.49 122.66 ± 17.56 0.091
DBP (mmHg) 77.31 ± 12.38 74.10 ± 11.66 0.032*
FBG (mmol/L) 4.67 ± 1.40 4.36 ± 2.03 0.201
TG (mmol/L) 1.59 (1.12–2.18) 1.27 (0.94–1.62) < 0.001**
TC (mmol/L) 4.31 ± 1.08 4.38 ± 1.06 0.585
LDL-C (mmol/L) 2.55 ± 0.95 2.60 ± 0.83 0.636
HDL-C (mmol/L) 1.05 ± 0.27 1.14 ± 0.28 0.004*
AHI (times/h) 28.60 (21.00–42.80) 2.60 (1.65–3.50) < 0.001**
Lowest SpO2 (%) 80.88 ± 11.08 90.42 ± 2.67 < 0.001**
ESS 6.00 (2.00–10.00) 3.00 (1.00–6.00) 0.018*

Results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation, median (interquartile range), or n (%). Differences between groups were analyzed by independent Student t test, Fisher’s exact test, χ2 text, or Wilcoxon test

OSA obstructive sleep apnea, BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, FPG fasting plasma glucose, TG triglycerides, TC total cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, AHI apnea–hypopnea index, ESS Epworth Sleepiness Scale

*P < 0.05; **P < 0.001