Research Article

Glial Cell-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Functions as a Potential Candidate Gene in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Based on a Combination of Bioinformatics and Targeted Capture Sequencing Analyses

Table 2

Comparison of baseline data of enrolled subjects from GSE75097.

VariablesNon-OSA ()OSA () value

Gender (male, %)4 (66.7%)4 (66.7%)1.000
Age (years)0.505
Hypertension (, %)2 (33.3%)2 (33.3%)1.000
Excessive daytime sleepiness (, %)4 (66.7%)4 (66.7%)1.000
GDNF expression3.66 (3.04, 3.75)2.23 (1.55, 2.69)0.015
Apnea hypopnea index (events/h)0.007