Table 3– Characteristics of the two subgroups of apnoeic and control females with similar body mass index (BMI) range

	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.