Table 2:

Associations between OSA and various biomarkers (log scale) adjusted for age, race, sex and body mass index (BMI) z score

	Controls (n=53) (IQR)	OSA (n=43) (IQR)	Group Estimate (OSA vs control) (SE)	Group estimate p
Adiponectin (μg/mL)	20.2 (13.4, 28.7)	18.8 (13.5, 29.6)	−0.05 (0.13)	0.66
SAA (μg/mL)	1.5 (1.0, 3.2)	2.1 (1.1, 4.9)	0.04 (0.24)	0.87
sCD40L (pg/mL)*	0.95 (0.35, 2.95)	3.14 (1.11, 9.18)	0.94 (0.30)	0.002
IL-6 (pg/mL)*	7.0 (2.2, 27.2)	18.1 (6.0, 54.7)	0.73 (0.33)	0.03
IL-8 (pg/mL)*	5.4 (2.0, 8.4)	9.0 (4.1, 23.1)	0.62 (0.24)	0.01
MCP-1 (pg/mL)	92.0 (77.1, 109.0)	101.0 (86.7, 123.6)	0.06 (0.08)	0.48
TNF-α (pg/mL)	3.9 (2.6, 5.9)	5.2 (3.2, 8.8)	0.10 (0.23)	0.67
CRP (μg/mL)	0.27 (0.21, 0.55)	0.45 (0.23, 1.42)	0.44 (0.21)	0.04

n=number, IQR=interquartile range; CRP = C-reactive protein; IL = interleukin; MCP-1 = monocyte chemoattractant protein; OSA = obstructive sleep apnea; TNF-α = tumor necrosis factor.

^*p<0.05