A study of glycemic variability in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome using a continuous glucose monitoring system

Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of the Study Population

VARIABLE	Group A (n = 20) Mean ± SD	Group B(n = 20) Mean ± SD	Group C (n = 10) Mean ± SD	group D (n = 10) Mean ± SD	p value
Age (Years)	49.40 ± 7	46.25 ± 11.86	45.90 ± 11.32	44.80 ± 10.98	0.619
Sex(M:F)	15: 5	15: 5	7: 3	7: 3	0.902
BMI (kg/m2)	23.98 ± 2.15	23.63 ± 2.59	23.46 ± 2.19	24.15 ± 3.06	0.898
WC (cm)	91.45 ± 5.25	92.45 ± 5.74	91.40 ± 4.81	91.60 ± 5.48	0.931
SBP^a(mm/Hg)	130.40 ± 10.75	125.60 ± 9.12	129.80 ± 9.35	129.20 ± 9.20	0.420
DBP (mm/Hg)	85.90 ± 6.88	82.90 ± 6.10	85.60 ± 5.64	84.20 ± 5.03	0.415
SACS score ^b	45.10 ± 4.24	37.45 ± 4.39	45 ± 6.25	34.70 ± 7.39	0.0001
Hb1Ac^a (%)	8.87 ± 2.54	8.18 ± 2.16	5.19 ± 0.43	4.82 ± 0.3	0.08
FPG^a(mmol/L)	7.32 ± 1.74	7.57 ± 2.29	5.10 ± 0.47	4.85 ± 0.20	0.07

P value indicates comparison between all four groups. P < 0.05 is considered significant.
One way ANOVA applied
^a Data failed normality hence Kruskal Wallis applied
^b Ordinal data hence Kruskal Wallis applied

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