Independent variable# | Dependent variable log plasma ghrelin¶ for OSA patients | Dependent variable log plasma ghrelin¶ for controls |
| β | SEE | p‐value | β | SEE | p‐value |
Intercept | 8.525 | 1.576 | 0.012 | −4.342 | 1.977 | 0.116 |
BMI kg·m−2 | −0.742 | 0.229 | 0.048 | −0.504 | 0.070 | 0.006 |
Total body fat % | 0.591 | 0.199 | 0.059 | 0.395 | 0.060 | 0.007 |
Hypertension | 0.609 | 0.160 | 0.032 | | | |
Log plasma leptin pg·mL−1 | | | | 1.860 | 0.209 | 0.003 |
Average minimal O2 saturation % | | | | 0.065 | 0.025 | 0.076 |
Minimal O2 saturation % | 0.037 | 0.010 | 0.031 | | | |
ESS | | | | 0.175 | 0.055 | 0.050 |
Plasma insulin µE·mL−1 | 0.030 | 0.012 | 0.056 | | | |