Research Article

Alterations in Serum Adropin, Adiponectin, and Proinflammatory Cytokine Levels in OSAS

Table 1

Comparison of demographic and polysomnographic characteristics in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and in the control group.

OSAS patient groupControl group
n%mean ± SDn%mean ± SD

Age (years)8450.9 ± 5.749.3 ± 5.8>0.05
BMI (kg/m2)32.4 ± 6.030.6 ± 5.6>0.05
Smoking23281418>0.05
AHI27.4 ± 18.61.8 ± 1.4

OSAS: obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; BMI: body mass index; AHI: apnea hypopnea index.