Research Article

Impaired Glucose Metabolisms of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Type 2 Diabetes

Table 3

Baseline characteristics of T2DM.

ParametersMild-to-moderate OSA ()Severe OSA ()

Duration of T2DM (months)36.00 (24.00, 60.00)36.00 (18.00, 114.00)0.497
Therapies
 Diet and exercise1 (14.29)2 (15.38)0.730
 Oral antidiabetic agents2 (28.57)4 (30.77)0.664
 Insulin3 (42.85)5 (38.47)0.608
 Oral antidiabetic agents and insulin1 (14.29)2 (15.38)0.730
Chronic complications
 Macrovascular complication2 (28.57)5 (38.47)0.526
 Nephropathy3 (42.85)1 (7.69)0.101
 Retinopathy2 (28.57)0 (0)0.111
Neuropathy1 (14.29)3 (23.08)0.561

Continuous data with nonnormal distribution are presented as median (first quartile, third quartile), and noncontinuous data are presented as number (%).