OSAS: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, BMI: Body mass index, TSH: Thyroid stimulating hormone, FT3: Free T3, FT4: Free T4
p1: Control vs. moderate OSAS; p2: Control vs. severe OSAS; p3: Moderate vs. severe OSAS. Statistically significant results shown in bold (p<0.05).
There was no difference between the groups in terms of smoking or alcohol use or the presence of hypertension, diabetes, or coronary artery disease; however, unemployment was more common in the OSAS groups compared to the control group (Table 2).