Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Is Increased in Hypertensive Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Table 2

Relationship between serum LnTSH and TSH risk factors and polysomnographic measures controlled for age, gender, and BMI.

Variables	Hs-CRP	LnGLT	SBP	DBP	LnLSaO2	LnAHI
	0.018	0.037	−0.002	0.013	−0.100	0.104
	0.686	0.420	0.965	0.768	0.025	0.021
Variables	LnAST	LnALT	LnODI3	LnODI4	LnCr	LnBUN
	0.039	−0.025	0.051	0.066	0.028	0.031
	0.378	0.572	0.256	0.142	0.538	0.489

BMI: body mass index; Ln: log transformed; TSH: thyroid secreting hormone; AHI: apnea/hypopnea index; LSaO₂: lowest oxyhemoglobin saturation; ODI₃: oxygen desaturation index of 3%; ODI₄: oxygen desaturation index of 4%; FBG: fasting blood glucose; Hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; Cr: creatinine; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate transaminase; GLT: glutamic transaminase.