Research Article

Clinical Characteristics of Hypertensive Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome Developing Different Types of Left Ventricular Geometry

Table 1

Average values of the measured parameters in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea with different types of LV geometry.

Types of LV geometryNormal geometryConcentric remodellingConcentric hypertrophyEccentric hypertrophy
Variable

Age (years)NS
BMI (kg/m2)NS
AHI (h-1)NS
AI (h-1)NS
HI (h-1)NS
RDI (h-1)NS
RDTI (min/h)NS
Mean SpO2 (%)NS
Minimal SpO2 (%)NS
t90 (min)NS
ODI (h-1)NS
Heart rate (mean)NS
eGFR (ml/min)NS
hsCRP (mg/l)NS
T-Ch (mg/dl)NS
Ch-LDL (mg/dl)NS
Ch-HDL (mg/dl)NS
TG (mg/dl)NS
Glycaemia (mg/dl)NS
EF (%)<0.05
IMT (mm)NS

Values are expressed as . .