Research Article

Visceral Adipose Tissue Indices Independently Correlated with Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Table 1

Characteristics of subjects by tertiles of AHI in patients with T2DM.

Tertile 1Tertile 2Tertile 3Total value

(%)323533100
Age (years)0.285
Gender (, %)0.119
Woman14 (14%)8 (8%)8 (8.0%)30
Man18 (18.0%)27 (27%)25 (25%)70
Regular drinking (, %)12 (12%)20 (20%)12 (12%)440.151
Current smoking (, %)9(9%)15(15%)9(9%)330.305
ESS2.0 (2.0-4.0)6.0 (2.0-10.0)10.0 (5.5-12.0)6.0 (2.01-10.0)<0.001#
DM duration4.0 (1.0-11.0)6.0 (1.0-10.0)4.5 (1.0-8.8)5.0 (1.0-10.0)0.421
SBP (mmHg)0.721
DBP (mmHg)0.852
BMI (kg/m2)0.098
Waist circumference (cm)0.064
Hip circumference (cm)0.290
WHR0.098
HbA1c (%)0.308
TG (mmol/L)1.86 (1.39-2.59)1.63 (1.22-2.95)2.03 (1.39-3.39)1.92 (1.27-2.94)0.528
TC (mmol/L)0.136
HDL-c (mmol/L)1.07 (0.96-1.21)1.08 (0.97-1.38)1.24 (1.08-1.40)1.12 (1.01-1.35)0.042
LDL-c (mmol/L)0.021
BFP (%)31.5 (26.2-36.8)27.4 (24.5-31.1)30.8 (27.9-36.9)29.8 (26.1-36.2)0.028
VAT area (cm2)124.0 (113.0-165.0)138.5 (121.5-191.5)180.0 (150.5-229.5)155.0 (123.5-192.3)<0.001#
CVAI0.019
AHI4.4 (2.8-6.8)19.5 (15.6-27.6)47.3 (39.7-61.1)19.8 (7.0-39.9)<0.001#

; #. Data were presented as (interquartile ranges) for continuous variables and numbers (proportions) for categorical variables. Abbreviations: T2DM: type 2 diabetes mellitus; AHI: apnea-hypopnea index; ESS: Epworth sleepiness scale; DM: diabetes mellitus; SBP: systolic pressure; DBP: diastolic pressure; BMI: body mass index; WHR: waist-to-hip ratio; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c; TG: triglycerides; TC: total cholesterol; HDL-c: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-c: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; BFP: body fat percentage; BFP: body fat percentage; VAT: visceral adipose tissue; CVAI: Chinese visceral adiposity index.