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Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies on obstructive sleep apnea and the risk of metabolic syndrome

From: The association between obstructive sleep apnea and metabolic syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

First author, year

Study design, location

OSA diagnosis (Methods; criteria)

Definition of MS

OSA group

Non-OSA group

ORs

NOS scores

N

% MS

N

% MS

Adjusted

OR (95 % CI)

Confounder

Cross-sectional study

           

Jamie C.M. Lam, 2006 [35]

Community-based study, Hong Kong, China

PSG; AHI ≥5 events/h.

ATP III

95

58 %

160

21 %

Yes

2.65 (1.38–5.08)

Age, gender, BMI, smoking and alcohol consumption

9

James M. Parish, 2007 [28]

Retrospective hospital-based study, United states

PSG; AHI ≥ 5 events/h or ≥10 events/h

ATP III

174

56 %

54

43 %

No

1.74 (0.94–3.22)

None

5

Susan Redline, 2007 [43]

Two-stage community-based study, United States

PSG; AHI ≥5 events/h.

Adapted ATP III

22

59 %

248

16 %

Yes

6.49 (2.52–16.70)

Age, sex, race and preterm status.

9

F. Javier Nieto, 2009 [26]

Community-based study, United states

PSG; AHI ≥5 events/h.

ATP III

253

-----

293

-----

Yes

2.37 (1.60–3.50)

Age, sex, BMI

8

Francesco Angelico, 2010 [31]

Hospital-based study, Italy

PSG; AHI >5 events/h.

ATP III

178

53.9 %

48

42.6 %

No

1.64 (0.86–3.12)

None

6

Stephen Guill, 2010 [42]

Community and web-based study, United States

PSG. AHI >5 events/h.

ATP III

12

33 %

18

28 %

No

1.30 (0.27–6.33)

None

6

Nikolaos Papanas, 2010 [18]

Hospital-based study, Greece

PSG; AHI >5 events/h

ATP III

53

71.7 %

30

36.7 %

No

4.38 (1.69–11.35)

None

6

Swastik Agrawal, 2011 [30]

Hospital-based study, Northern India

PSG; AHI >5 events/h.

ATP III

187

79 %

40

48 %

No

4.19 (2.05–8.56)

None

6

H.-W.M. Breuer, 2011 [40]

Hospital-based study, Germany.

PSG; AHI ≥ 5 events/h.

ATP III or IDF

360

47 %

58

26 %

No

2.54 (1.36–4.73)

None

6

M. Gasa, 2011 [32]

Multi hospital-based study, Spain

PSG; AHI ≥ 15 events/h.

ATP III

114

70 %

44

36 %

Yes

2.84 (1.30–6.22)

Age, gender and BMI

8

Duygu Ozol, 2011 [29]

Hospital-based study, Ankara, Turkey

PSG; AHI ≥5 events/h.

ATP III

195

23.8 %

20

10.0 %

No

2.81 (0.61–12.97)

None

6

Jenny Theorell-Haglöw, 2011 [27]

Two-stage population-based study, Sweden

PSG; AHI ≥5 events/h.

ATP III

135

44.4 %

265

16.2 %

No

4.13 (2.58–6.62)

None

7

Assoumou HG, 2012 [36]

Community-based study, France

PSG; AHI >15 events/h

ATP III

449

12.5 %

357

5 %

No

2.68 (1.55–4.65)

None

7

Qi-Chang Lin, 2012 [33]

Hospital-based study, China

PSG; AHI ≥5 events/h.

Modified ATP III

113

38.9 %

45

8.9 %

No

6.54 (2.19–19.52)

None

6

Bienvenido Barreiro, 2013 [37]

Hospital-based study, Barcelona, Spain

PSG; AHI ≥5 events/h.

ATP III

116

68 %

25

32 %

No

4.36 (1.73–11.01)

None

5

Case–control study

           

Steven R. Coughlin, 2004 [17]

Hospital-based study, United kingdom

PSG; AHI ≥15 events/h

ATP III

61

87 %

43

35 %

Yes

9.1 (2.6–31.2)

Age, BMI, smoking and alcohol consumption

7

Ryujiro Sasanabe, 2006 [39]

Hospital-based study, Japan

PSG; AHI ≥5 events/h

IDF

819

47.3 %

89

16.9 %

Yes

2.10 (1.46–3.02)

Age and BMI

8

Bharat Bhushan, 2010 [34]

Hospital-based study, Northern India

PSG; AHI > 10 events/h.

ATP III

121

67.8 %

119

42.0 %

Yes

3.40 (1.93–6.05)

Age, BMI, smoking, and alcohol consumption

8

Ozen K. Basoglu, 2011 [38]

Hospital-based study, Izmir, Turkey

PSG; AHI ≥5 events/h

ATP III

36

47.2 %

34

29.4 %

No

2.15 (0.80–5.76)

None

6

A. Barcelo, 2011 [41]

Hospital-based study, Spain

PSG; AHI ≥10 events/h.

ATP III

119

38.0 %

119

21.0 %

No

2.54 (1.41–4.56)

None

5

  1. OSA obstructive sleep apnea, MS metabolic syndrome, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, NOS Newcastle-Ottawa Scale, AHI apnea–hypopnea index, BMI body mass index, ATP Adult Treatment Panel, IDF International Diabetes Federation, PSG polysomnography, M/S moderate/severe