Evaluation of Inflammatory Markers in a Large Sample of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients without Comorbidities

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Serum high-sensitivity CRP (hs-CRP), fibrinogen, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and uric acid (UA) in males according to OSA (obstructive sleep apnea) severity. (a) Serum hs-CRP is found elevated only in severe compared to mild OSA patients but not in control, mild, or moderate OSA patients. versus mild group. (b) Serum fibrinogen is found elevated in severe and moderate compared to mild OSA patients but not in control and mild OSA patients. , versus mild group. (c) ESR levels are significantly different between all groups, apart from mild versus moderate () and moderate versus severe groups (). versus mild, moderate, and severe groups. versus control and severe groups. ^# versus control. ^§ versus control and mild groups. (d) UA levels are significantly elevated in severe compared to control, mild, and moderate groups. versus severe group. versus severe group. ^# versus severe group. ^§ versus control, moderate, and severe groups.

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