From: Hypertension in Cameroon associated with high likelihood of obstructive sleep apnea: a pilot study
Variable | Hypertension status | p-value | Entire study sample | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normotensives | Participants with hypertension | ||||||
N | % | N | % | Â | n | % | |
BMI (kg/m2) | |||||||
 Mean ± SD | 28.74 ± 4.25 | 31.35 ± 5.86 | 0.011 | 29.99 ± 5.23 | |||
  Normal BMI (18.5–25.00) | 12 | 22.2 | 6 | 12.0 | 0.039 | 18 | 17.3 |
  Overweight (25.01–29.99) | 26 | 48.1 | 17 | 34.0 |  | 43 | 41.3 |
  Obese (≥30.00) | 16 | 29.6 | 27 | 54.0 |  | 43 | 41.3 |
Neck circumference (cm) | |||||||
 Mean ± SD | 35.92 ± 3.96 | 37.22 ± 4.20 | 0.106 | 36.54 ± 4.11 | |||
  Normal | 14 | 23.1 | 10 | 20.0 | 0.474 | 24 | 23.1 |
  Neck obesity | 40 | 74.1 | 40 | 80.0 |  | 80 | 76.9 |
Waist circumference (cm) | |||||||
 Mean ± SD | 91.67 ± 10.11 | 98.32 ± 10.98 | 0.002 | 94.87 ± 11.00 | |||
  Normal | 36 | 66.7 | 19 | 38.0 | 0.003 | 55 | 52.9 |
  Abdominal obesity | 18 | 33.3 | 31 | 62.0 |  | 49 | 47.1 |
Pulse (/min) | |||||||
 Mean ± SD | 71.46 ± 10.34 | 73.24 ± 14.43 | 0.464 | 72.32 ± 12.28 | |||
Respiratory rate (cycles/min) | |||||||
 Mean ± SD | 17.65 ± 1.54 | 19.10 ± 7.25 | 0.154 | 18.35 ± 5.17 | |||
Blood pressure (mm/hg) | |||||||
 Systolic (Mean ± SD) | 129.41 ± 7.68 | 153.08 ± 22.90 | <0.001 | 140.79 ± 20.52 | |||
 Systolic BP raised? | |||||||
  Yes | 1 | 1.9 | 36 | 72.0 | <0.001 | 37 | 35.6 |
  No | 53 | 98.1 | 14 | 28.0 |  | 67 | 64.4 |
 Diastolic (Mean ± SD) |  |  |  |  |  | 72.32 ± 12.28 |  |
 Diastolic BP raised? | 77.76 ± 8.98 | 90.46 ± 12.40 | <0.001 |  |  | ||
  Yes | 3 | 5.6 | 34 | 68.0 | <0.001 | 37 | 35.6 |
  No | 51 | 94.4 | 16 | 32.0 |  | 67 | 64.4 |
Clinical exam of other systems | |||||||
 Normal | 50 | 100.0 | 54 | 100.0 |  | 104 | 100.0 |