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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population (N = 4352)

From: The risk of obstructive sleep apnea is highly correlated with depressive symptoms among the Korean adults population: results from the 2020 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Variables

Total

Male

Female

p-value

N(Weighted %)

N(Weighted %)

N(Weighted %)

 

Total

4352(100.0)

1912(43.9)

2440(56.1)

 

Age (years)

 40–64

2671(71.8)

1188(74.8)

1483(69.0)

< .001

 ≥ 65

1681(28.2)

724(25.2)

957(31.0)

 

Household income level

 1st quintile (lowest)

789(14.3)

291(11.4)

498(17.0)

< .001

 2nd quintile

873(17.6)

375(16.8)

498(18.2)

 

 3rd quintile

835(20.3)

373(20.6)

462(20.1)

 

 4th quintile

922(23.5)

420(24.2)

502(22.9)

 

 5th quintile (highest)

912(24.3)

447(27.0)

465(21.8)

 

Education level

 ≥College

1204(35.8)

645(42.5)

559(29.5)

< .001

 High school

1264(35.5)

573(35.0)

691(35.8)

 

 ≤Middle school

1424(28.7)

500(22.5)

924(34.7)

 

Marital status

 Married

3275(78.1)

1580(82.9)

1695(73.7)

< .001

 Others

1077(21.9)

332(17.1)

745(26.3)

 

Body mass index (kg/m2)

 Underweight (< 18.5)

115(2.7)

48(2.3)

67(3.1)

< .001

 Normal (18.5 ≤ < 23)

1448(32.5)

500(23.5)

948(41.1)

 

 Overweight (23 ≤ < 25)

1049(25.6)

512(28.8)

537(22.5)

 

 Obesity (≥ 25)

1651(39.2)

822(45.4)

829(33.3)

 

Current drinking

 Yes

2704(66.8)

1430(78.2)

1274(56.1)

< .001

 No

1647(33.2)

481(21.8)

1166(43.9)

 

Current smoking

 Yes

660(17.4)

569(32.2)

91(3.5)

< .001

 No

3691(82.6)

1342(67.8)

2349(96.5)

 

Blood pressure (mmHg)

 Normal (SBP < 120 or DBP < 80)

1328(33.4)

451(25.7)

877(40.7)

< .001

 Pre-hypertension (120 ≤ SBP < 140 or 80 ≤ DBP < 90)

1098(26.7)

532(29.8)

566(23.9)

 

 Hypertension (SBP ≥ 140 or DBP ≥ 90)

1845(39.8)

890(44.5)

955(35.5)

 

Snoring

 Yes

769(19.0)

454(25.9)

315(12.4)

< .001

 No

3582(81.0)

1457(74.1)

2125(87.6)

 

Tiredness

 Yes

1156(27.2)

473(25.9)

683(28.3)

.015

 No

3195(72.8)

1438(74.1)

1757(71.7)

 

Observed apnea

 Yes

342(8.7)

261(14.3)

81(3.5)

< .001

 No

4009(91.3)

1650(85.7)

2359(96.5)

 

STOP (0–4)

 Normal (0)

1483(36.3)

555(30.6)

928(41.7)

< .001

 Low risk of OSA (1)

1814(40.6)

790(39.9)

1024(41.1)

 

 High risk of OSA (≥ 2)

974(23.1)

528(29.5)

446(17.2)

 

PHQ-9 (0–27)

 M(SD)

2.26(3.47)

1.71(3.09)

2.51(3.70)

< .001

 Normal/minimal (0–4)

3241(84.6)

1509(88.0)

1732(81.4)

 

 Mild (5–9)

434(11.4)

140(8.6)

294(14.0)

 

 Moderate-severe (≥ 10)

176(4.0)

56(3.4)

120(4.7)

 
  1. DBP Diastolic blood pressure, M Mean, OSA Obstructive Sleep Apnea, SBP Systolic blood pressure, SD Standard deviation, STOP Snoring, tiredness, observed apnea, and high blood pressure, PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire-9