Research Article

Cystatin C Levels in Middle-Aged Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Table 3

Comparison of the laboratory results between OSAS patients and controls.

OSAS patients (AHI > 5/h)
Control group (AHI < 5/h)

FEV1 (% pred)90.18 ± 21.2899.50 ± 23.080.280
FVC (% pred)92.83 ± 50.44102.17 ± 19.320.315
FEV1/FVC (%)82.39 ± 10.8478.84 ± 9.400.322
pO2 (mmHg)76.70 ± 13.2483.87 ± 14.860.179
pCO2 (mmHg)40.96 ± 5.4439.41 ± 5.570.429
SBP (mmHg)125.70 ± 11.10119.17 ± 12.810.279
DBP (mmHg)78.26 ± 7.7075.00 ± 8.360.401
Glucose (mg/dL)
(normal range: 70–105)
112.17 ± 40.72101.50 ± 22.110.231
Urea (mg/dL)
(normal range: 17–43)
36.50 ± 16.1642.20 ± 23.260.472
Creatinine (mg/dL)
(normal range: 0.8–1.4)
0.89 ± 0.151.00 ± 0.380.414
eGFR (mL/min/1.732)93.78 ± 14.8588.78 ± 26.220.569
Cholesterol (mg/dL)
(normal values: <200)
206.34 ± 43.28209.70 ± 45.290.830
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
(normal range: 40–160)
185.47 ± 110.08177.30 ± 119.790.843
LDL-C (mg/dL)
(normal values: <140)
121.24 ± 37.32125.24 ± 40.250.774
HDL-C (mg/dL)
(normal values: ≥35)
46.60 ± 12.8148.80 ± 11.070.579
CRP (mg/dL)
(normal values: <0.50)
0.55 ± 0.570.32 ± 0.410.154
IL-8 (pg/mL)31.79 ± 20.0934.09 ± 14.370.665
Cystatin C (ng/mL)1176.13 ± 351.33938.60 ± 245.830.017

CRP: C-reactive protein, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate, FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1st second, FVC: forced vital capacity, HDL-C: high density lipoprotein cholesterol, IL-8: interleukin 8, LDL-C: low density lipoprotein cholesterol, OSAS: obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, pCO2: partial pressure of CO2, pO2: partial pressure of O2, and SBP: systolic blood pressure.