Plasma Homocysteine and Autonomic Nervous Dysfunction: Association and Clinical Relevance in OSAS

Table 1

General clinical characteristics of the enrolled participants.

Variables	Mild-moderate	Severe OSAS	value
	OSAS ()	()
Male	70 (58.3%)	55 (77.5%)	0.01
Smoking	67 (55.8%)	52 (73.2%)	0.02
Age (years)			0.86
BMI (kg/m^2)			0.40
UA (μmol/L)			0.08
Hcy (μmol/L)			0.01
FBG (mmol/L)			0.15
TG (mmol/L)			0.78
TC (mmol/L)			0.44
LDL (mmol/L)			0.32
HDL (mmol/L)			0.48
ratio			0.78
EF (%)			0.96
LVEDD (mm)			0.32

Values are expressed as the or %. Categorical values were compared by the test. Independent -test or Wilcoxon’s rank sum test for continuous values. Hcy: homocysteine; BMI: body mass index; UA: uric acid; FBG: fasting blood glucose; TG: triglyceride; TC: total cholesterol; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; EF: ejection fraction; LVEDD: left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; OSAS: obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.