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. 2022 Jul 1;100(7):525–533.

Table 1. Table 1. Patients characteristics and Comparison of variables according to the Apnea Hypopnea Index .

Number (%)

Means ± SD

AHI

5-15

15-30

>30

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

P-value

Age (yearr)

-

54.83±13.12

Age < 40

8 (10)

4 (50.0)

1 (12.5)

3 (37.5)

0.099

Age ≥ 40

72 (90)

17 (23.6)

5 (6.9)

50 (69.4)

Sex

-

Male

28 (35)

6 (21.4)

2 (7.1)

20 (71.4)

0.861

Female

52 (65)

15 (28.8)

4 (7.7)

33 (63.5)

Marital status

-

Married

60 (75)

16 (26.7)

3 (5.0)

41(68.3)

0.349

Not Married

20 (25)

5 (25.0)

3 (15.0)

12 (60.0)

Occupation

-

Employed

40 (50)

8 (20.0)

4 (10.0)

28 (70.0)

0.386

Not employed

40 (50)

13 (32.5)

2 (5.0)

25 (62.5)

Comorbidity

-

Hypertension

48 (60)

9 (18.8)

4 (8.3)

35 (72.9)

0.178

Type 2 diabetes

30 (37.5)

4 (13.3)

3 (10.0)

23 (76.7)

0.120

Dyslipidemia

35 (43.8)

5 (14.3)

3 (8.6)

27 (77.1)

0.099

Coronary artery diseases

8 (10)

0

1 (12.5)

7 (87.5)

0.225

Dysthyroidism

12 (15)

3 (25.0)

0

9 (75.0)

0.114

BMI (kg/m2)

-

34.7±6.14

BMI< 30

13 (16.2)

7 (53.8)

0

6 (46.2)

0.033

BMI ≥ 30 (obesity)

67 (83.8)

14 (20.9)

6 (9.0)

47 (70.1)

Symptoms

-

Fatigue

47 (58.7)

3(6.4)

1(2.1)

43(91.5)

<10¯³

Suicidal Ideas

8 (10)

1(12.5)

1(12.5)

6 (75.0)

0.466

Libido disorder

28 (35)

3(10.7)

1(3.6)

24(85.7)

0.021

cognitive disorder

49 (61.3)

3(6.1)

2(4.1)

24(89.8)

<10¯³

Anhedonia

26 (32.5)

5(19.2)

1(3.8)

20(76.9)

0.364

ESS

-

8.35±5.01

0-10

48 (60)

18(37.5)

5(10.4)

25 (52.1)

0.04

10-24

32 (40)

3 (9.4)

1 (3.1)

28 (87.5)

AHI

36.52±25

[5 - 15[

21 (26.2)

-

-

-

-

[15 – 30[

6 (7.5)

-

-

-

-

≥ 30

53 (66.3)

-

-

-

-

AHI: Apnea-Hypopnea Index, BMI: Body mass index, ESS: Epworth Sleepiness Scale