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Table 1 Characteristics of participants (OSA group, n = 7; control group, n = 8)

From: The effect of acute intermittent hypoxia on postprandial triglyceride levels in humans: a randomized crossover trial

Characteristics of participants

OSA group (men: N = 6 women: N = 1)

Control group (men: N = 8)

P values

Age (years)

54.4 (6.4)

22.0 (1.1)*

< 0.01

Height (cm)

174.8 (5.8)

183.0 (8.8)

0.057

Weight (kg)

90.5 (22.6)

86.6 (11.2)

0.630

BMI (kg/m2)

29.4 (6.6)

25.8 (4.8)

0.277

Lean mass (kg)

57.7 (12.4)

64.9 (2.8)

0.109

Fat mass (kg)

30.2 (14.6)

19.1 (11.7)

0.088

Fat mass (%)

33.0 (8.7)

23.0 (10.1)*

0.021

  1. Data are expressed as mean (standard deviation)
  2. *Significantly different compared to OSA group, p < 0.05