| AHI <15 events·h−1 | AHI >15 events·h−1 | |||
| Males | Females | Males | Females | |
| Subjects n | 86 | 186 | 176 | 193 |
| Age yrs | 68.5±0.08 | 68.5±0.06 | 68.6±0.06 | 68.7±0.06 |
| BMI kg·m−2 | 25.3±0.31 | 24.2±0.30 | 26.4±0.20 | 25.5±0.30*,¶ |
| Ambulatory SBP mmHg | 119.8±1.5 | 114.2±1.0 | 122.0±1.0 | 119.2±1.0¶ |
| Ambulatory DBP mmHg | 75.7±0.7 | 71.9±0.5 | 77.0±0.5 | 75.8±0.6¶¶ |
| Clinical data | ||||
| Hypertension | 37.2 | 35.5 | 49.7# | 45.6¶¶ |
| Diabetes | 8.1 | 3.2 | 9.7 | 3.6* |
| Dyslipidaemia | 27.9 | 37.6 | 30.3 | 39.4* |
| Smoker | 46.5 | 13.4*** | 42.9 | 22*** |
| Hypnotic treatment | 0 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.6 |
| Antidepressant treatment | 2.3 | 10.2** | 2.3 | 19.3**,¶ |
| Anxiolytic treatment | 10.5 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 10.9**,¶ |
| Questionnaire data | ||||
| Anxiety score | 2.3±0.2 | 3.9±0.2*** | 2.5±0.2 | 4.0±0.2*** |
| Depression score | 1.5±0.2 | 2.8±0.2*** | 1.9±0.1 | 3.2±0.2*** |
| ESS score | 5.7±0.4 | 4.9±0.2 | 6.7±0.3 | 5.3±0.3 |
| Positive Berlin questionnaire | 20.9 | 19.9 | 42.1## | 37.8¶¶¶ |
Data are presented as mean±sem or % (n = 641), unless otherwise indicated. BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; ESS: Epworth Sleepiness Scale. *: p≤0.05; **: p≤0.01; ***: p≤0.001 versus males in same AHI group; #: p≤0.05; ##: p≤0.01 versus males in other AHI group; ¶: p≤0.05; ¶¶: p≤0.01; ¶¶¶: p≤0.001 versus females in other AHI group (all one-way ANOVA with post hoc Scheffé test).