Table 1.
Baseline demographics of the enrolled participants.
| Characteristic | All (n = 100) |
Normal to Moderate OSAS (n = 63) |
Severe OSAS (n = 37) |
Female (n = 39) |
Male (n = 61) |
Non-Obese (n = 50) |
Obese (n = 50) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | 61 (61%) | 39 (61.9%) | 22 (59.5%) | 0 (0%) | 61 (100%) | 29 (58%) | 32 (64%) |
| Female | 39 (39%) | 24 (38.1%) | 15 (40.5%) | 39 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 21 (42%) | 18 (36%) |
| Age (years) | 45.5 ± 9.8 | 45.2 ± 8.7 | 46.3 ± 11.5 | 47.4 ± 7.7 | 44.3 ± 10.9 | 46.5 ± 9.4 | 44.5 ± 10.2 |
| WC (cm) a | 94.5 ± 12.6 | 93.3 ± 13.3 | 96.4 ± 11.3 | 91.6 ± 14.5 | 96.3 ± 11.0 | 85.9 ± 8.5 | 103.0 ± 10.0 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 136.8 ± 17.8 | 135.4 ± 20.1 | 138.6 ± 14.6 | 134.8 ± 16.4 | 137.9 ± 18.8 | 130.9 ± 14.3 | 144.6 ± 19.4 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 86.4 ± 14.4 | 84.9 ± 13.7 | 88.3 ± 15.1 | 83.8 ± 13.9 | 87.8 ± 14.6 | 81.9 ± 10.9 | 92.4 ± 16.3 |
| BMI (kg/m2) a | 27.8 ± 5.3 | 27.4 ± 5.4 | 28.4 ± 5.1 | 28.1 ± 6.7 | 27.6 ± 4.2 | 23.7 ± 2.2 | 31.9 ± 4.3 |
| ≥27 | 50 (50%) | 31 (49.2%) | 19 (51.4%) | 18 (46.2%) | 32 (52.5%) | 0 (0%) | 50 (100%) |
| <27 | 50 (50%) | 32 (51.4%) | 18 (48.6%) | 21 (53.8%) | 29 (47.5%) | 50 (100%) | 0 (0%) |
ap < 0.05 between the non-obese and obese groups. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; OSAS, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; SBP, systolic blood pressure; WC, waist circumference.