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Table 3 Comparison between the three groups according to OSA severity regarding age, BMI, DI, and hematological indices

From: Hematological parameters as predictors of OSA severity

Variable

Mild group (n = 5)

Moderate group (n = 15)

Severe group (n = 80)

P value

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Age

48 (40.5, 65)

40 (36, 47)

43 (39.25, 51.75)

P1 = 0.098, p2 = 0.054 p3 = 0.031, p4 = 0.075

BMI

29 (27.85, 32.1)

34 (29, 37)

35.6 (32.1, 40)

P1 = 0.018, p2 = 0.04 p3 = 0.01, p4 = 0.176

AHI

7.5 (7.15, 13.25)

23.5 (18, 26.7)

62.1 (50, 83.75)

P1 = 0.001, p2 = 0.001 p3 = 0.001, p4 = 0.001

DI

13.8 (4.45, 20.2)

22 (16.9, 27.2)

65.7 (49.23, 87.5)

P1 = 0.001, p2 = 0.049 p3 = 0.001, p4 = 0.001

Neutrophile

3.45 (2.91, 4.7)

3.46 (2.72, 4.55)

4.15 (2.71, 5.52)

P1 = 0.564, p2 = 0.97 p3 = 0.62, p4 = 0.32

Lymphocyte

3.5 (2.75, 3.57)

2.43 (2.13, 3.2)

2.56 (2.2, 3.2)

P1 = 0.145, p2 = 0.08 p3 = 0.054, p4 = 0.78

PLT

196 (190.5, 241)

219 (180, 293)

253.5 (208.8, 292)

P1 = 0.053, p2 = 0.66 p3 = 0.036, p4 = 0.13

HCT%

46.5 (36.55, 48.15)

46.8 (43.8, 50.7)

47 (44.2, 49.6)

P1 = 0.713, p2 = 0.51 p3 = 0.42, p4 = 0.83

RDW-CV%

12.8 (12.15, 15.9)

12.2 (11.2, 12.9)

12 (11.3, 13.3)

P1 = 0.328, p2 = 0.16 p3 = 0.15, p4 = 0.91

N/L ratio

1.2 (0.925, 1.35)

1.4 (1.1, 1.7)

1.75 (1.125, 2.3)

P1 = 0.058, p2 = 0.31 p3 = 0.041, p4 = 0.157

P/L ratio

63.4 (53.55, 87.5)

95 (75, 106)

95 (82.3, 123)

P1 = 0.024, p2 = 0.036 p3 = 0.009, p4 = 0.35

  1. P1 comparison of the three groups using the Kruskal–Wallis’s test. P2 comparison between mild and moderate groups, using the Mann–Whitney U test. P3 comparison between mild and severe groups, using the Mann–Whitney U test. P4 comparison between moderate and severe groups, using the Mann–Whitney U test