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Table 2 Correlations of OSA severity with clinical characteristics

From: Sleep apnea predicts distinct alterations in glucose homeostasis and biomarkers in obese adults with normal and impaired glucose metabolism

 

All (n = 45)

Women (n = 36)

Men+ (n = 9)

All NGM (n = 30)

Women NGM (n = 21)

Women IGM (n = 15)

AHI with:

      

   male sex

0.49**

--

--

0.59**

--

--

   BMI

0.29

0.29

-0.42

0.33

0.32

0.16

   neck circumference

0.56**

0.53**

-0.02

0.57**

0.57*

0.47

   waist circumference

0.46**

0.35*

-0.15

0.54**

0.41

0.19

   sagittal abd. diameter

0.32*

0.42*

-0.39

0.48*

0.70**

-0.04

   insulin

0.51**

0.49**

0.71*

0.63**

0.50*

0.48

   HOMA-IR

0.47**

0.44*

0.72*

0.54**

0.48*

0.35

   HOMA-B

0.43*

0.35*

0.71*

0.63**

0.64**

-0.10

   HOMA-IS

-0.47**

-0.45*

-0.67

-0.55**

-0.48*

0.36

   leptin

-0.39*

-0.24

-0.15

-0.46*

-0.22

-0.23

   adiponectin

-0.25

-0.16

-0.15

-0.46*

-0.36

0.15

LowSaO 2 with:

      

   TNF-α

-0.29

-0.35*

-0.22

-0.31

-0.44*

-0.13

   sTNFαR2

-0.23

-0.34*

-0.001

-0.18

-0.47*

-0.28

   IL-6

-0.20

-0.18

-0.66

-0.01

0.19

-0.55*

  1. The Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients and Spearman's rank correlation coefficients. NGM, normal glucose metabolism; IGM, impaired glucose metabolism; AHI, apnea-hypopnea index; LowSaO 2 , mean low oxyhemoglobin saturation during sleep.
  2. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.005
  3. +Men with NGM only