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Table 3 Sympathetic and inflammatory profiles in women with GDM in OSA and non-OSA groups

From: Systemic inflammation and sympathetic activation in gestational diabetes mellitus with obstructive sleep apnea

Variables

OSA (n = 17)

Non-OSA (n = 34)

p Value

Metanephrine (pg/mL)

39 (31–52)

37 (32–48)

0.696

Normetanephrine (pg/mL)

81 (59–134)

68 (51–81)

0.045

TNF-α (pg/mL)

6.91 (5.43–8.26)

7.51 (6.45–10.49)

0.204

IL-1β (pg/mL)

0.16 (0.12–0.34)

0.15 (0.13–0.20)

0.253

IL-6 (pg/mL)

1.32 (0.97–1.67)

1.13 (0.84–1.37)

0.204

IL-8 (pg/mL)

2.08 (1.25–2.93)

1.94 (1.37–3.04)

0.905

IL-10 (pg/mL)

0.51 (0.32–1.05)

0.51 (0.37–0.97)

0.976

  1. Bold indicates statistically significant differences between the groups
  2. Variables in median (IQR). Abbreviations: GDM gestational diabetes mellitus, IL interleukin, pg picograms, mL millilitre, TNF-α tumor necrosis factor alpha