Table 6.

Post hoc test (Scheffe) for the inflammatory biomarkers significantly associated with OSAS severity, sex, and obesity.

Variable	Factor	Three-Way Analysis	Post Hoc Test	Results	p-Value	Power
CRP	Obesity	Main effect	Marginal means	Obesity > Non-obesity	0.001 *	0.92
IL-6	Sex	Simple main effect	Cell means			0.88
	N-M OSAS			Female > Male	0.004 *
	Severe OSAS			Female > Male	0.824
IL-6	OSAS severity	Simple main effect	Cell means
	Male			Severe OSAS > N-M OSAS	0.005 *	0.83
	Female			Severe OSAS > N-MOSAS	0.438
IL-6	Obesity	Main effect	Marginal means	Obesity > Non-obesity	0.000 *	0.99

* p <0.05. Abbreviations: CRP, C-reactive protein; IL-6, interleukin-6; N-M, normal to moderate; OSAS, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.