Plasm YKL-40 Levels Are Associated with Hypertension in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Table 1

Patients’ characteristics parameters. BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure; AHI: apnea hypopnea index; LOS: lowest oxygen saturation; P value significant between groups 1-3 and 4; Hcy: homocysteine.

	OSA	OSA+H	H	Con
	(N=77)	(N=37)	(N=20)	(N=23)
Age, year	44.18±12.18	48.16±10.38	52.50±17.20	43.78±14.35
Male, n	65	32	12	16
BMI, Kg/m^2	26.82±3.78	27.86±3.24	24.53+3.70	23.24+3.43
SBP, mmHg	122.74±9.29	140.51±10.31	138.45±14.10	113.43±16.32
DBP, mmHg	79.95±8.14	90.03±7.10	85.65±9.42	71.13±13.74
AHI, event/h	39.87±25.66	47.69±26.90	3.06±1.32	2.47±1.27
LOS, %	76.94±13.90	75.32±12.25	91.45±2.68	92.36±1.86
TC, mmol/l	5.24±1.41	5.36±1.04	4.89±1.15	4.52±1.10
TG, mmol/l	1.71±1.03	2.41±1.77	2.17±2.29	1.00±0.56
HDL, mmol/l	1.50±1.24	1.25±0.54	1.19±0.25	1.49±0.71
LDL, mmol/l	3.26±0.95	3.29±0.97	2.81±0.85	2.71±1.21
Hcy, mmol/l	13.06±6.94	14.27±5.62	12.68±6.09	11.18±5.81
CRP, mmol/l	3.21±2.39	4.27±5.28	1.80±1.52	2.52±4.41
Max-CIMT; mm	1.23±0.44	1.25±0.19	1.11±0.23	0.96±0.15
YKL-40, ng/ml	29.34±12.99	35.60±14.78	23.60±13.08	8.51±3.45