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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of included studies assessing composite lipid indices in OSA

From: Composite lipid indices in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author

Year

Design

Lipid index

Populations

Sample Size

Age

BMI Total

% Male total

Findings

Main population

Control population

N Total

N Control

Age Total

Age control

Bianchi et al

2014

Cross-sectional

LAP

Elderly patients with aortic aneurysms and high risk for OSA

Elderly patients with aortic aneurysms and low risk for OSA

302

119

73.4 (8.6)

74.7

(8.8)

29.6 (6.2)

86.5

LAP was significantly higher in patients with higher risk of OSA (50.5 (35.5) vs. 36.7 (28.3), P < 0.001)

Bikov et al

2021

Cross-sectional

AIP

Patients with a diagnosis of OSA (AHI ≥ 5)

Non-OSA individuals

560

99

52.7 (13.4)

46.7

(18.8)

30.7 (5.5)

58.9

AIP was significantly higher in patients with OSA compared to controls (0.18 [0.03 to 0.31] vs. -0.15 [-0.34 to 0.06], P < 0.001)

Bikov et al

2022

Cross-sectional

AIP, LAP, VAI

OSA patients with mild (AHI: 5–14.9), moderate (AHI 15–29.9), and severe (AHI ≥ 30)

Non-OSA control volunteers

806

139

53.6 (13.0)

45.2

(14.6)

32.8 (6.0)

66.4

AIP, LAP, and VAI were all significantly different between the OSA group and healthy controls (P < 0.01)

Cai et al

2022

Cross-sectional

AIP

Hypertensive patients with OSA

NA

2281

NA

49.5 (10.4)

NA

28.4 (3.8)

68.5

There was a J-shaped relationship between AIP and new-onset MI

Cao et al

2020

Retrospective cohort

AIP

OSA patients with mild (AHI: 5–14.9), moderate (AHI 15–29.9), and severe (AHI ≥ 30)

Non-OSA controls

284

28

45.3 (11.1)

48.1

(12.6)

27.2 (3.1)

89.8

AIP was significantly different between all groups (P < 0.001)

Chen et al

2016

Cross-sectional

VAI

Patients with diagnosis of OSA based on AHI (mild, moderate, and severe)

Non-OSA patients (AHI 0–5)

411

50

48.8 (13.6)

44.4 (16.2)

26.5 (3.0)

75.9

There was a significant difference in terms of VAI between controls and severe OSA, mild OSA and severe OSA, and also moderate OSA and severe OSA (P < 0.05)

Dong et al

2020

Cross-sectional

LAP

Type 2 diabetic patients with OSA

Type 2 diabetic patients without OSA

317

112

52.4 (14.1)

47.1

(14.8)

27.9 (4.1)

69.1

With a P of < 0.01, a significant difference was observed between OSA and non-OSA individuals

Kim et al

2020

Retrospective cohort

AIP

Patients with a diagnosis of OSA based on AHI (mild, moderate, and severe)

Non-OSA individuals

180

NR

48.6 (13.8)

NR

26.4 (4.1)

73.9

AIP was significantly associated with OSA (P = 0.022); however, it was not an independent risk factor for OSA

Mazzuca et al

2014

Retrospective cohort

VAI

Patients with diagnosis of OSA

Non-OSA controls

528

55

51.3 (12.8)

45.9

(15.4)

31.0 (6.2)

80.1

VAI was not different between severities of OSA (P = 0.154)

Meszaros et al

2021

Cross-sectional

AIP

Patients with diagnosis of OSA

Non-OSA controls

76

30

48.9 (14.0)

41.2

(16.3)

28.2 (8.0)

50.0

Patients with OSA had significantly higher AIP compared to non-OSA ones

Otelea et al

2021

Cross-sectional

AIP

Patients with asthma and OSA

Patients with asthma without OSA

97

26

53.4 (6.8)

51.0

(4.9)

34.3 (7.1)

69.1

AIP values were significantly higher in OSA patients compared to patients with asthma (P = 0.04)

Wei et al

2021

Cross-sectional

LAP, VAI

Patients with diagnosis of OSA

Non-OSA controls

4747

909

NR

NR

NR

NR

LAP and VAI were higher in OSA patients compared to non-OSA individuals

Wysocki et al

2016

Prospective cohort

AIP

OSA patients (mild, moderate, and severe) without previous treatment

NA

211

NA

50.4 (12.7)

NA

30.4 (5.4)

83.4

AIP values were significantly higher in higher severities of OSA (P = 0.0121)

Zou et al

2020

Cross-sectional

LAP, VAI

Patients with diagnosis of OSA

Non-OSA controls

4703

890

42.3 (13.1)

NR

26.4 (3.5)

80.0

LAP showed moderate efficiency as a screening tool for OSA

  1. Data are presented as mean (standard deviation), median [interquartile range], or percentage
  2. Abbreviations: AIP Atherogenic index of plasma, LAP Lipid accumulation product, VAI Visceral adiposity index, BMI Body mass index, MI Myocardial infarction, OSA Obstructive sleep apnea, AHI Apnea–hypopnea index, NR Not reported, NA Not available