| |
Total (N = 103)
|
With SA (N = 75)
|
Without SA (N = 28)
|
p value
|
|---|
|
Age (years)
|
66.0 (57.0-75.0)
|
66.0 (57.0-75.0)
|
67.5 (60.2-74.8)
|
0.70
|
|
Male (%)
|
78.6
|
85.3
|
60.7
|
0.015
|
|
BMI (Kg/m
2
)
|
27.2 (23.6-30.8)
|
27.0 (24.0-31.0)
|
27.4 (22.5-29.6)
|
0.25
|
|
Waist/hip
|
0.97 (0.92-1.00)
|
0.98 (0.92-1.02)
|
0.96 (0.93-1.0)
|
0.32
|
|
Neck circumference (cm)
|
37.0 (35.0-41.0)
|
38.0 (35.0-42.0)
|
35.0 (33.2-38.0)
|
0.003
|
|
Thyromental distance (cm)
|
7.0 (6.0-8.0)
|
7.0 (6.0-8.0)
|
7.0 (5.2-8.0)
|
0.56
|
|
Mallampati C-D (%)
|
58.3
|
60.3
|
53.6
|
0.70
|
|
Smoking (%)
|
51.5
|
53.3
|
46.4
|
0.69
|
|
Drinking (%)
|
41.7
|
46.7
|
28.6
|
0.15
|
|
Snoring (%)
|
71.8
|
77.3
|
57.1
|
0.08
|
|
ESS (score)
|
5.5 (2.8-10.0)
|
7.0 (3.0-10.0)
|
4.0 (1.0-9.0)
|
0.08
|
- AHI- apnoea-hypopnoea index; BMI- body-mass index; ESS- Epworth sleepiness scale.
- Continuous data are expressed as median and interquartile range.
