Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics, polygraphy findings and laboratory variables of the study population.
|
Variables |
Mild OSAS group (n=63) |
Moderate OSAS group (n=39) |
Severe OSAS group (n=58) |
p-value |
|
Age (years) |
50.92±11.45 |
53.3±13.28 |
53.18±7.97 |
0.420 |
|
Sex (Males/Females) |
18/45 |
15/24 |
26/32 |
0.175 |
|
BMI (kg/m²) |
30.11±5.27 |
32.02±6.18 |
32.53±5.75 |
0.094 |
|
CVD : n (%) |
14 (20.96) |
17 (25.8) |
28 (45.16) |
0.007 |
|
Hyperlipidemia : n (%) |
11 (29.72%) |
8 (18.91) |
16 (43.24) |
0.39 |
|
Diabetes mellitus : n (%) |
13 (5.29) |
8 (23.52) |
12 (35.29) |
0.99 |
|
Smoking : n (%) |
10 (20) |
10 (27.5) |
17 (42.5) |
0.197 |
|
AHI |
8.64±.09 |
20.2±4.3 |
48.56±18.17 |
<0.001 |
|
Lowest saturation (%) |
81.68±10.09 |
81.5±7.59 |
73.96±9.48 |
<0.001 |
|
Desaturation index |
8.28±7.1 |
17.45±8.24 |
43.07±19.72 |
<0.001 |
|
Snoring rate (%) |
13.76±10.87 |
23.36±12.52 |
30.27±16.63 |
<0.001 |
|
RDW (%) |
13.8±1.13 |
14.33±1.3 |
14.97±1.33 |
<0.001 |
|
WBC (109/mm3) |
6,65±1.55 |
6.58±2.25 |
7.25±1.71 |
0.12 |
|
Hb (g/dL) |
13.2±0.98 |
1 3.10±1.02 |
13.38±1.13 |
0.45 |
|
Plt (103/mm3) |
231.6±51.85 |
251.78±5.75 |
229.58±66.72 |
0.185 |
|
CRP (mg/L) |
5.08±4,39 |
6.35±3.54 |
8.54±4.57 |
<0.001 |
AHI: Apnea Hypopnea Index; BMI: body mass index; CVD: cardiovascular disease; CRP: C-reactive protein; Hb: hemoglobin level; N: number ofpatients; OSAS: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; Plt: platelet count;RDW: red cell distribution width; WBC: white blood cells.