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 females according to OSA (obstructive sleep apnea) severity. (a) Serum hs-CRP is found elevated in severe compared to control and mild OSA patients. versus severe group, versus severe group, ^# versus control and mild groups. (b) serum fibrinogen is found elevated in severe compared to control and moderate OSA patients. versus severe group, versus severe group, ^# versus control and moderate groups. (c) ESR levels are significantly elevated in controls compared to moderate and severe groups. versus moderate and severe groups. versus controls. ^# versus controls. (d) UA levels are significantly different between all groups, apart from mild versus moderate group (). versus mild, moderate, and severe groups. versus control and severe groups. ^# versus control and severe groups. ^§ versus control, mild, and moderate groups.

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