Research Article

Study of Leptin and Adiponectin as Disease Markers in Subjects with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Table 3

Correlations of adiponectin, leptin, and leptin : adiponectin ratio with clinical parameters and polysomnographic variables.

VariableAdiponectin (ng/mL)LeptinLeptin : adiponectin ratio

Adiponectin (ng/mL)0.18 **  (0.042)0.50**  (<0.0001)
Leptin (ng/mL)0.18 **  (0.042)0.72 **  (<0.0001)
Leptin : adiponectin ratio0.50**  (<0.0001)0.72 **  (<0.0001)
Age (years)0.34 **  (<0.0001)0.15 (0.090)−0.10 (0.269)
BMI (Kg/m2)−0.005 (0.960)0.54 **  (<0.0001)0.43 **  (<0.0001)
Height (m)0.23**  (0.007)0.30**  (0.001)−0.13 (0.157)
Waist (cms)0.06 (0.539)0.38 **  (<0.001)0.23 **  (0.017)
Neck (cms)0.19**  (0.025)0.05 (0.613)0.11 (0.216)
MMP−0.02 (0.858) −0.07 (0.425)−0.09 (0.346)
SBP (mm/Hg)−0.07 (0.461)0.11 (0.217)0.12 (0.186)
DBP (mm/Hg)−0.02 (0.838)−0.03 (0.757)0.03 (0.782)
Saturation of O2 on air (%)0.23**  (0.010)0.28**  (0.002)−0.06 (0.531)
Total number of arousal0.19 **  (0.030)0.08 (0.392)−0.10 (0.299)
Arousal index/hour0.17 **  (0.046)0.12 (0.202)−0.06 (0.534)
Basal O2 during sleep (%)−0.06 (0.529)−0.13 (0.167)−0.10 (0.298)
Average low O2 during all desaturations−0.09 (0.303)−0.10 (0.263)−0.05 (0.589)
minimum O2 value0.05 (0.584)−0.11 (0.209)−0.14 (0.130)
RDI 0.20**  (0.018)−0.09 (0.340)0.05 (0.617)
Basal heart rate (bpm)0.14 (0.133)0.26 **  (0.005)0.13 (0.171)
Slowest heart rate (bpm)0.04 (0.659)0.04 (0.676)0.03 (0.763)
Fastest heart rate (bpm)0.03 (0.737)0.15 (0.109)0.09 (0.343)

Significant correlations are indicated by ** and BOLD type.
BMI: body mass index, MMP: modified Mallampati score, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, RDI: respiratory disturbance index.