The Relationship between Simple Snoring and Metabolic Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Basic characteristics of participants according to gender.

	Nonsnorers			Simple snorers
	Male	Female	value	Male	Female	value
	()	()		()	()
Age (years)			0.029			<0.001
BMI (kg/m^2)			0.074			0.010
NC (cm)			<0.001			<0.001
WC (cm)			0.001			<0.001
HC (cm)			0.154			0.001
WHR (cm)			0.001			<0.001
SBP (mmHg)			0.237			<0.001
DBP (mmHg)			0.614			<0.001
FPG (mmol/L)	5.06 (4.55, 5.30)	4.97 (4.66, 5.26)	0.969			0.094
FINS (μU/mL)	5.07 (3.42, 7.74)	5.87 (4.47, 8.59)	0.085			0.341
HOMA-IR	1.13 (0.76, 1.63)	1.29 (0.94, 2.03)	0.173			0.517
TC (mmol/L)	4.08 (3.39, 4.71)	4.25 (3.63, 4.85)	0.266			0.450
TG (mmol/L)	0.94 (0.67, 1.56)	0.87 (0.62, 1.19)	0.013			<0.001
HDL (mmol/L)	1.05 (0.88, 1.21)	1.21 (1.03, 1.41)	<0.001			<0.001
LDL (mmol/L)	2.41 (1.77, 2.99)	2.37 (1.90, 2.86)	0.934			0.016
apoA-I (g/L)	1.06 (0.92, 1.20)	1.22 (1.03, 1.34)	<0.001			<0.001
apoB (g/L)	0.68 (0.56, 0.78)	0.67 (0.58, 0.78)	0.833			<0.001
apoE (mg/dL)	3.62 (3.02, 4.25)	4.07 (3.45, 4.75)	0.160			0.013
Lpa (mg/dL)	6.10 (3.85, 11.55)	7.40 (3.70, 18.10)	0.051			0.578
MetS, (%)	7 (9%)	10 (9.2%)	0.963	74 (17.3%)	48 (19.1%)	0.548
Smoking, (%)	15 (19.2%)	0	<0.001	143 (33.4%)	6 (2.4%)	<0.001
Alcohol drinkers, (%)	15 (19.2%)	1 (0.9%)	<0.001	177 (41.4%)	21 (8.4%)	<0.001

BMI: body mass index; NC: neck circumference; WC: waist circumference; HC: hip circumference; WHR: waist-to-hip ratio; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; FBG: fasting blood glucose; FINS: fasting insulin; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; HDL: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; apoA-I: apolipoprotein A-I; apoB: apolipoprotein B; apoE: apolipoprotein E; Lpa: lipoprotein(a); MetS: metabolic syndrome.