Oxidative stress mediated arterial dysfunction in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea and the effect of continuous positive airway pressure treatment

Table 2 Prevalence of MS and its components in patients with different severity of OSAS

	OSA
	snorers	mild/moderate	severe
	AHI<5 n=47	AHI 5 – 29 n=61	AHI≥30 n=30	P
Hyperglycemia*	46	41	56,7	NS
Hypertension*	51,1	60,7	66,7	NS
Central obesity*	78,7	75,4	96,7	<0.05
Low HDL-cholesterol*	27,7	29,5	40	NS
Hypertriglyceridemia*	21,3	23	40	NS
All Metabolic syndrome*	46,8	49,2	70	NS
*Metabolic syndrome with diabetes**	8,5	23	16,7	NS
SCORE Metabolic Syndrome	2.1±1.2	2.3±1.4	2.9±1.2	<0.05

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