Serum C-reactive protein level and sleep characteristics in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome comorbid with panic disorder: a preliminary study

Table 1 General data of healthy controls and OSAS patients with and without PD

Variables	OSAS with PD (n = 25)	OSAS without PD (n = 29)	HC (n = 25)
Age	50.8 ± 12.5	46.6 ± 12.9	46.5 ± 12.2
Gender (male/female)	13/12	16/13	14/11
BMI (kg/m2)	26.8(24.5, 30.9)	28.3(26.2,30.8)	27.7(24.2, 30.7)
SAS score	63.0(53.8,65.7)^a,b	33.0(27.3,37.8)	32.5(26.9,37.5)
SDS score	46.3(40.3,56.3)^a,b	32.5(31.0,39.7)	32.5(31.3,35.0)
PSQI score	11.0(7.0,13.0)^a,b	3.0 (2.5,6.0)	4.0(2.0,6.0)

Abbreviations: BMI Body mass index, OSAS Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, PD Panic disorder, SAS Self-rating anxiety scale, SDS Self-rating depression scale, PSQI Pittsburgh sleep quality index
^aindicates significance of the comparisons between healthy controls and OSAS patients
^bindicates significance of the comparisons between OSAS with PD and without PD groups

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