Table 6 Multivariable linear regression analyses with changes in serum levels of 10 markers, PSG parameters and biomarker levels.

From: Association between Upper-airway Surgery and Ameliorative Risk Markers of Endothelial Function in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

 

ΔAHI

ΔMean SaO2

ΔLSpO2

ΔCT90%

ΔODI

ΔMAI

ΔESS

ΔGlucose

ΔHOMA-IR

ΔTC

ΔLDL-C

ΔApoB

ΔVEGFA

0.001

6.334

0.423

1.071*

0.142

−0.131

−0.817

13.406*

−1.859

9.299

−25

−52.019

ΔAng2

−0.004

−0.009

−0.007

−0.007*

0.008*

−0.003

0.014

−0.069*

0.009

−0.013

0.033

0.896*

ΔE-selectin

0.02

0.23

−0.41

−2.649

5.112

−0.008

0.319

39.159

−9.695

−0.886

−4.8

101.277

ΔvWF

1.073

−11.994

−3.123

−5.123

0.399

−0.669

2.951

−9.962

−9.847

45.051

−4.8

−260.24

ΔvWFCP

−4.076

−8.073

−0.41

−2.649

5.112

−0.008

0.319

39.159

−9.695

−0.886

−30.332

101.277

ΔTM

0.001

0.01

0.003

0.005

−0.001

0

−0.001

−0.005

−0.006

0.038

−0.001

−0.087

  1. Abbreviations: VEGFA = vascular endothelium growth factor A, Ang2 = angiopoietin-2, E-selectin = endothelial-leukocyte adhesion molecule, vWF = von willebrand factor, vWFCP = von willebrand factor cleavage protease, TM = thrombomodulin, AHI = apnea-hypopnea index, SaO2 = oxygen saturation, LSpO2 = lowest pulse oxygen saturation, CT90 = percentage of time during which oxyhemoglobin saturation was < 90%, ODI = oxygen desaturation index, MAI = micro-arousal index, ESS = Epworth Sleepiness Scale, HOMA-IR = homeostasis model of assessment for insulin resistance index, TC = total cholesterol, LDL-C = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, Apo B = apolipoprotein B.
  2. *p < 0.05.