Reduced Inspiratory Muscle Strength in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
Table 1
Characteristics of 61 patients with T2DM with or without OSA.
Variables
OSA ()
Non-OSA ()
Gender (m/f)
28/5
21/7
0.16
Age (years)
64.1 ± 6.3
57.5 ± 7.8
0.001
Weight (kg)
105.5 ± 16.2
89.6 ± 10.2
<0.001
Height (cm)
175 ± 9
173 ± 10
0.48
BMI (kg/m2)
34.8 ± 4.3
29.5 ± 3.3
<0.001
HbA1c (mmol/mol)
63 (43–85)
56 (43–78)
0.007
Diastolic BP (mmHg)
78 (64–92)
82 (48–95)
0.55
Systolic BP (mmHg)
142 (113–178)
139 (100–171)
0.15
Pulse (BPM)
76 (59–101)
69 (54–117)
0.07
Current smoker
2/33
7/28
0.038
AHI (events × h−1)
32 (15–66)
3 (0–4)
—
Physical activity (AC)
235,858 (134690–497,931)
287,060 (129127–1,148,759)
0.25
Data are presented as the mean ± SD or as counts for the normally distributed variables. Nonnormally distributed data are presented as median (range). BP: blood pressure; AC: mean activity counts per 24 hours; BMI: body mass index; AHI: apnoea-hypopnoea index.
