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. 2022 Nov 9;22(22):8630. doi: 10.3390/s22228630

Table 3.

Pearson’s correlation coefficients for polysomnography parameters and body composition parameters.

Categorical Variable Sleep Quality Index (events/h)
AHI ODI Snoring Index Arousal Index
Age (years) 0.11 ** 0.08 ** 0.06 ** 0.09 **
Sex (male/female) 0.33 ** 0.30 ** 0.17 ** 0.21 **
BMI (kg/m2) 0.57 ** 0.59 ** 0.4 ** 0.3 **
Neck size (cm) 0.59 ** 0.58 ** 0.38 ** 0.36 **
Waist size (cm) 0.61 ** 0.61 ** 0.41 ** 0.35 **
Body composition
Whole body
 Fat mass (kg) 0.45 ** 0.47 ** 0.32 ** 0.23 **
 Muscle mass (kg) 0.46 ** 0.45 ** 0.29 ** 0.28 **
 Visceral fat level 0.64 ** 0.62 ** 0.41 ** 0.36 **
 Bone mass (kg) 0.47 ** 0.47 ** 0.31 ** 0.28 **
 Fat-free mass (kg) 0.47 ** 0.45 ** 0.29 ** 0.28 **
 Fat percentage (%) 0.22 ** 0.24 ** 0.18 ** 0.08 **
 Muscle percentage (%) −0.21 ** −0.23 ** −0.17 ** −0.08 **
 Basal metabolic rate (kJ) 0.49 ** 0.49 ** 0.31 ** 0.28 **
 Physique rating −0.41 ** −0.42 ** −0.3 ** −0.2 **
Limbs
 Fat mass (kg) 0.42 ** 0.44 ** 0.3 ** 0.22 **
 Fat-free mass (kg) 0.48 ** 0.48 ** 0.3 ** 0.28 **
 Muscle mass (kg) 0.48 ** 0.48 ** 0.3 ** 0.28 **
 Fat percentage (%) 0.11 ** 0.14 ** 0.12 ** 0.03
Trunk
 Fat mass (kg) 0.46 ** 0.47 ** 0.32 ** 0.23 **
 Fat-free mass (kg) 0.4 ** 0.38 ** 0.24 ** 0.25 **
 Muscle mass (kg) 0.4 ** 0.38 ** 0.24 ** 0.25 **
 Fat percentage (%) 0.29 ** 0.31 ** 0.22 ** 0.13 **
 Trunk to body fat ratio (%) 0.22 ** 0.19 ** 0.13 ** 0.12 **
Body water
 TBW (kg) 0.49 ** 0.48 ** 0.32 ** 0.29 **
 ECW (kg) 0.58 ** 0.56 ** 0.38 ** 0.34 **
 ICW (kg) 0.43 ** 0.43 ** 0.28 ** 0.26 **
 Body water percent (%) −0.24 ** −0.26 ** −0.17 ** −0.1 **
 ECW to ICW ratio (%) −0.05 * −0.05 ** −0.03 * −0.04 *

Abbreviations: AHI, apnea–hypopnea index; ODI, oxygen desaturation index (≥3%); BMI, body mass index; TBW, total body water; ECW, extracellular water; ICW, intracellular water. Data are expressed as coefficients. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01.