Controls | Apnoeics | p-value# | p-value¶ | p-value+ | |
Subjects n | 13 | 18 | |||
Age yrs | 54.16 (42.80–64.80) | 56.8 (46.20–65.30) | 0.25 | ||
BMI kg·m−2 | 30.53 (28.03–36.14) | 31.44 (28.40–35.00) | 0.29 | ||
Waist circumference cm | 98.83 (85–118) | 101.78 (89–112) | 0.32 | 0.41 | 0.78 |
WHR | 0.87 (0.80–0.98) | 0.88 (0.77–0.99) | 0.49 | 0.70 | 0.89 |
Total VAT cm2 | 572.01 (313.22–974.68) | 615.65 (346.40–935.90) | 0.52 | 0.41 | 0.68 |
Total SAT cm2 | 1430.98 (898.73–1948.70) | 1646.68 (1181.26–2476.04) | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Total (VAT+SAT) cm2 | 2002.99 (1513.89–2923.38) | 2262.33 (1814.89–2923.80) | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
VAT/SAT ratio | 0.40 (0.23–0.68) | 0.39 (0.18–0.63) | 0.75 | 0.63 | 0.51 |
Data are presented as mean (range), unless otherwise stated. WHR: waist–hip ratio; VAT: visceral adipose tissue; SAT: subcutaneous adipose tissue. #: from ANOVA; ¶: from ANCOVA after controlling for age; +: from ANCOVA after controlling for age and BMI.