Table 2 The clinical characteristics of participants

Number

5

5

5

15

15

15

Age, (years)

39.4 ± 1.69

40.6 ± 3.17

43.8 ± 1.24

0.37

43.4 ± 2.1

43 ± 2.51

43.6 ± 2.33

Male, n (%)

5 (100%)

5 (100%)

5 (100%)

–

11 (73.33%)

13 (86.67%)

12 (80%)

BMI, (kg/m²)

23.5 ± 0.42

25.18 ± 1.18

25.99 ± 0.38

0.1

24.57 ± 0.46

25.56 ± 0.38

26.16 ± 0.56

Smoker, n (%)

2 (40%)

1 (20%)

1 (20%)

0.76

1 (6%)

2 (13%)

4 (27%)

Drinker, n (%)

0

2 (40%)

2 (40%)

0.3

2 (13%)

4 (27%)

7 (47%)

Cholesterol, (mmol/L)

4.42 ± 0.27

4.4 ± 0.14

3.86 ± 0.4

0.35

4.37 ± 0.19

4.42 ± 0.16

4.4 ± 0.24

Triglycerides, (mmol/L)

0.87 ± 0.05

1.44 ± 0.15

1.56 ± 0.25

0.04

1.23 ± 0.13

1.5 ± 0.13

1.48 ± 0.12

HDL, (mmol/L)

1.36 ± 0.14

0.95 ± 0.09

0.86 ± 0.09

0.02

1.26 ± 0.06

1 ± 0.03

1.01 ± 0.05

LDL, (mmol/L)

2.55 ± 0.15

2.88 ± 0.14

2.32 ± 0.35

0.28

2.45 ± 0.17

2.8 ± 0.13

2.85 ± 0.2

Glucose, (mmol/L)

4.4 ± 0.1

4.54 ± 0.15

4.72 ± 0.14

0.25

4.78 ± 0.12

4.93 ± 0.12

4.92 (4.7,5.2)

HbA1c, (%)

5.34 ± 0.17

5.56 ± 0.13

5.52 ± 0.08

0.47

5.33 ± 0.11

5.55 ± 0.06

5.46 ± 0.09

ESS

3 ± 1.48

13.8 ± 2.71

13.6 ± 2.09

<  0.001

7.27 ± 1.43

13.13 ± 1.65

8.6 ± 1.21

AHI, (events/hour)

1.96 ± 0.52

39.27 ± 6.14

45.27 ± 8.2

<  0.001

4.52 ± 0.56

47.44 ± 4.92

43.46 ± 5.25

Mean SaO₂, %

97 (96,97)

92.8 ± 1.59

93.8 ± 0.66

< 0.05

96 (95.97)

92.47 ± 0.97

94 ± 0.5

Minimum SaO₂, %

92.6 ± 1.08

69.4 ± 3.04

74.6 ± 4.61

< 0.001

90.4 ± 0.58

74 (60,82)

72.87 ± 2.02