Table 1 Demographic and anthropometric characteristics of apneic and non-apneic patients

Age

44.8 ± 11.2

49.5 ± 10.5

48.7 ± 12

46.5 ± 10.6

48.8 ± 13.6

Weight (kg)

108 ± 19

104.9 ± 21.1

108.1 ± 14.9

103.8 ± 16

112.3 ± 22.6

BMI (kg/cm²)

42.6 ± 8.1

40.1 ± 8

41.2 ± 6.6

40.3 ± 6

41.9 ± 8.2

Waist (cm)

119.4 ± 14.1

111.6 ± 13.1

119.7 ± 11.1

126.7 ± 14.8^a

129.4 ± 10.8^{a, b}

***

Neck (cm)

40.3 ± 3.4

38.9 ± 2.8

40.9 ± 3.6

41.7 ± 3.2^a

43.3 ± 2.5^{a, b}

***

Ethnicity

 Caucasoid (%)

65.3

70

16.8

14.4

14.4

 Negroid (%)

34.6

7.2

10.8

6.0

13.2