Research Article

The Rise of IGFBP4 in People with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Multilevel Sleep Surgery Recovers Its Basal Levels

Table 2

Pearson correlation between IGFBP4 and various variables in all study groups.

VariableNon-OSAOSAAll populations
value value value

Age (in years)-0.2080.3300.1060.552-.052.700
Weight (kg)-0.1140.5940.3760.029.209.116
Height (cm)0.0800.7100.3080.076.200.133
BMI (kg/m2)-0.1960.3590.2910.094.142.288
Pulse0.0240.9130.1170.522.144.288
SBP (mmHg)0.0140.9490.1950.285.109.423
DBP (mmHg)-0.0540.8030.1830.315.066.629
ESS0.1420.696-0.0920.727.145.472
AHI (events/h)-0.2960.1700.5750.0001.522.0001
AI (events/h)0.0270.9030.7030.0001.649.0001
HI (events/h)-0.3160.1420.3990.054.458.001
T. Chol (mmol/L)-0.0850.6930.1420.424.089.505
HDL (mmol/L)0.0240.911-0.3780.028-.242.067
LDL (mmol/L)-0.1010.6380.1520.398.100.459
TG (mmol/L)-0.0150.9430.2200.211.185.163
GLU (mmol/L)-0.2650.2110.2420.168.047.727
HbA1c (%)-0.2640.2120.5010.003.169.204
WBC (109/L)0.0470.8270.3800.026.310.018
C-pep (pmol/L)0.0220.9180.2240.203.241.069
Insulin (U/L)0.0370.8640.1440.416.182.172
IGFBP1 (ng/ml)0.0400.7630.0600.736.040.763
IGFBP2 (ng/ml)0.1680.3350.1710.374.168.335
IGFBP3 (ng/ml)-0.0430.751-0.1160.514-.043.751
IGFBP7 (ng/ml)0.0370.8320.1270.512.037.832
O2 saturation-0.0890.616-0.4230.033-.2110.083

Pearson coefficient (); ; , indicating high statistical difference.