Table 3 Sociodemographic and Clinical characteristics comparison by OSA status

Age (Mean, SD)

57.9 (12.3)

51.3 (15.7)

< 0.001

  < 40 years^c

 442

59 (13.4%)

–

 41-50

 338

98 (29.0%)

< 0.001

 51-60

 480

176 (36.7%)

< 0.001

 61-70

 480

206 (42.9%)

< 0.001

  > 70 years

 234

85 (36.3%)

< 0.001

Female sex

376 (60.3%)

816 (60.4%)

1.0

≤ Primary education

346 (55.5%)

721 (53.4%)

0.38

Married

439 (70.4%)

902 (66.8%)

0.11

Work duration > 8 h/day

135 (21.6%)

386 (28.6%)

0.001

Urban residency

505 (80.9%)

1113 (82.4%)

0.42

 Hypertension

543 (87.0%)

746 (55.3%)

< 0.001

 Diabetes

114 (18.3%)

114 (08.4%)

< 0.001

 Asthma

48 (07.7%)

110 (08.2%)

0.70

 Stroke

45 (07.2%)

68 (05.0%)

0.05

 Recurrent nocturnal nasal congestion

161 (25.8%)

206 (15.3%)

< 0.001

 Menopause^a

314 (83.5%)

488 (59.8%)

< 0.001

Ever smoker

114 (18.3%)

199 (14.7%)

0.04

Current drinker

43 (06.9%)

154 (11.4%)

0.002

 BMI ≥ 25

555 (88.9%)

907 (67.2%)

< 0.001

 Neck> 37 cm M/31 cm F

553 (88.6%)

976 (72.3%)

< 0.001

 Waist> 90 cm M/80 cm F

572 (91.7%)

1003 (74.3%)

< 0.001

 Positive family

438 (70.2%)

413 (30.6%)

< 0.001

 Positive personal

622 (99.7%)

107 (07.9%)

< 0.001

SBP ≥ 140 and/or DBP ≥ 90^b

365 (67.2%)

482 (64.6%)

0.26

 SBP < 140^bc

 504

207 (41.1%)

–

 SBP 140-159^b

 424

183 (43.2%)

0.51

 SBP ≥ 160^b

 361

153 (42.4%)

0.70

ESS score ≥ 10

267 (42.8%)

373 (27.6%)

< 0.001