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. 2020 Nov 7;29(1):29–32. doi: 10.4103/ipj.ipj_38_18

Table 3.

Variables significantly correlating with the presence of depression in obstructive sleep apnea

Variable* r (Correlation coefficient) P
Gender 0.193** 0.009
Age 0.245** 0.001
BMI 0.300** 0.000
Hypertension 0.292** 0.000
Diabetes 0.186* 0.012
Cardiovascular disease 0.170* 0.022
Snoring 0.277** 0.000
Witnessed apneas 0.327** 0.000
Nocturia 0.255** 0.001
Disturbed sleep 0.224** 0.002
Daytime sleepiness 0.350** 0.000

**Pearson correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (two-tailed), *Pearson correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (two-tailed). BMI – Body mass index