| Group | Overall p-value | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Sex M/F | 28/1 | 18/0 | 9/2 | NS |
| Blood type | NS | |||
| A | 7 | 4 | 7 | |
| B | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| O | 14 | 7 | 4 | |
| AB | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| Age yrs | 46.0±9.6 | 42.9±9.7 | 44.2±11.3 | NS |
| AHI | 43.1±20.0 | 51.4±19.6 | 68.7±22.6 | <0.05* |
| ODI3% | 35.7±18.2 | 44.1±19.3 | 53.2±21.5 | <0.01# |
| Differences in time intervals 06:00 and 21:00 h | ||||
| VWF:Ag % | 2.1±34.8 | 10.8±22.0 | -28.1±40.6 | <0.05¶ |
| LMW ratio % | -0.27±5.24 | -4.46±8.69 | 16.69±16.92 | <0.01¶ |
| ADAMTS13:AC % | 4.4±13.1 | -8.5±25.9 | 2.4±21.4 | <0.05+ |
| Plt/Ht ×109·L−1·%−1 | -0.045±0.036 (n=15) | -0.034±0.038 (n=10) | -0.043±0.029 (n=6) | NS |
Data are presented as n or mean±sd, unless otherwise stated. M: males; F: females; AHI : apnoea/hypopnea index, ODI3%: oxygen desaturation index ≥3%; vWF:Ag : von Willebrand factor antigen; LMW ratio: the ratio of low molecular weight-VWFMs to total VWFMs; ADAMTS13:AC: a disintegrin-like, metalloproteinase, and thrombospiondin type 1 motifs 13 activity; Plt/Ht: platelet count to haematocrit ratio. NS: not significant. *: p<0.05 between groups 1, 2 and 3; #: p<0.01 between groups 1 and 3; ¶: p<0.01 between groups 1, 2 and 3; +: p<0.05 between group 1 and 2.