Is Mean Platelet Volume Really a Severity Marker for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome without Comorbidities?

Table 1

Demographic and anthropometric characteristics of the patients.

	Group 1; (AHI < 5)	Group 2; (AHI 5–15)	Group 3; (AHI 15–30)	Group 4; (AHI > 30)	value
Patient number	30	38	41	91
Sex (male %)	15 (50%)	30 (78.9%)	33 (80.5%)	76 (83.5%)	0.002*
Age (years)	38.43 ± 12.79	43.50 ± 12.15	47.27 ± 10.95	45.64 ± 10.15	0.006*
Hypertension (%)	4 (13.3%)	8 (21.1%)	8 (19.5%)	23 (25.3%)	0.566
Smokers (%)	14 (46.7%)	18 (47.4%)	20 (48.8%)	62 (68.1%)	0.037*
Pack-year smoking history	1.5 (10)	1.5 (17.25)	2.0 (15)	15 (24)	0.001*
Patient number	30	38	41	91
BMI (kg/m^2)	26.91 ± 4.61	29.10 ± 4.51	30.01 ± 4.52	31.75 ± 4.53	0.001*
Neck circumference (cm)	35.55 ± 3.63	38.45 ± 3.31	39.33 ± 3.31	40.71 ± 7.89	0.001
Waist circumference (cm)	92.17 ± 10.96	98.68 ± 8.76	101.61 ± 9.33	104.19 ± 14.26	0.001
Hip circumference (cm)	101.16 ± 7.35	103.74 ± 6.59	106.85 ± 16.54	107.98 ± 7.78	0.006
Waist to hip ratio	0.91 ± 0.075	0.95 ± 0.066	0.96 ± 0.099	0.97 ± 0.115	0.062

P < 0.05.