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Table 2 Univariable regression analysis for cf-PWV

From: The role of sleepiness on arterial stiffness improvement after CPAP therapy in males with obstructive sleep apnea: a prospective cohort study

Variables

Coefficient estimate (95% CI)

p-value

Time

−0.52 (−1.06; 0.02)

0.057

Age

0.11 (0.04; 0.02)

0.002

BMI

0.01 (−0.14; 0.17)

0.899

Smoking

−0.47 (−2.05; 1.11)

0.561

ESS

0.13 (0.04; 0.23)

0.004

ESS >10

−0.15 (−1.47; 1.17)

0.822

AHI (events/h)

0.01 (−0.03; 0.04)

0.725

ODI (events/h)

0.01 (−0.03; 0.04)

0.705

Mean SaO2 (%)

−0.06 (−0.37; 0.26)

0.730

Lower SaO2 (%)

0.04 (−0.04; 0.11)

0.366

SaO2 < 90% (%)

−0.002 (−0.04; 0.03)

0.917

CPAP compliance

−0.09 (−0.67; 0.48)

0.752

Total cholesterol, mg/dl

−0.002 (−0.02; 0.02)

0.794

HDL-cholesterol, mg/dl

−0.05 (−0.10; 0.01)

0.127

LDL-cholesterol, mg/dl

−0.01 (−0.03; 0.01)

0.554

Triglycerides, mg/dl

0.01 (−0.00; 0.02)

0.168

Glucose, mg/dl

0.02 (−0.01; 0.05)

0.229

HbA1c, %

0.41 (−0.076; 1.59)

0.490

24 h SBP (mm Hg)

0.09 (0.04; 0.14)

<0.001

24 h DBP (mm Hg)

0.05 (−0.01; 0.12)

0.109

Pulse pressure (mm Hg)

0.15 (0.08; 0.21)

<0.001

24 h MBP (mm Hg)

0.04 (−0.02; 0.10)

0.224

Day-time SBP (mm Hg)

0.09 (0.04; 0.13)

<0.001

Day-time DBP (mm Hg)

0.04 (0.02; 0.11)

0.167

Night-time SBP (mm Hg)

0.07 (0.03; 0.11)

0.002

Night-time DBP (mm Hg)

0.05 (−0.01; 0.11)

0.109

Hypertension

1.29 (−0.24; 2.81)

0.099

Antihypertensive drugs

1.37 (0.13; 2.61)

0.030

Dyslipidaemia

0.49 (−1.19; 2.17)

0.569

Lipid lowering drugs

0.22 (−1.09; 1.52)

0.745

MetS

1.44 (0.18; 2.70)

0.025

  1. CPAP continuous positive airway treatment, BMI Body mass index, ESS Epworth Sleepiness Scale, AHI Apnea/Hypopnea Index, ODI Oxygen Desaturation Index, SaO 2 arterial oxygen saturation, HbA1c glycated haemoglobin, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, MetS metabolic syndrome, cf-PWV carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, p-values were obtained by linear mixed effects regression models