Mutivariate stepwise regression models and p-value for the two type of baroreceptor sensitivity dysfunction
| Explicative variables# | BRS >3 ms·mmHg−1 and <6 ms·mmHg−1 | BRS <3 ms·mmHg−1 | |||
| OR (95% CI) | p-value | OR (95% CI) | p-value | ||
| Sex (women) | 0.63 (0.34–1.21) | 0.16 | 0.70 (0.39–1.31) | 0.26 | |
| Hypertension (yes) | 0.61 (0.35–1.05) | 0.09 | 0.41 (0.24–0.81) | 0.002 | |
| Dyslipidaemia (yes) | 0.61 (0.35–1.08) | 0.07 | 0.63 (0.37–1.1) | 0.09 | |
| Diabetes (yes) | 2.37 (0.61–9.20) | 0.21 | 0.78 (0.17–3.55) | 0.75 | |
| Alcohol (yes) | 1.23 (0.47–1.47) | 0.22 | 0.83 (0.47–1.48) | 0.54 | |
| Smoking (yes) | 0.84 (0.39–1.27) | 0.42 | 0.71 (0.39–1.27) | 0.25 | |
| BMI¶ (>25 kg·m−2 and <30 kg·m−2) | 0.59 (0.21–1.00) | 0.08 | 0.45 (0.25–0.81) | 0.008 | |
| BMI¶ (>30 kg·m−2) | 0.60 (0.35–1.25) | 0.045 | 0.38 (0.17–0.82) | 0.01 | |
| AHI (>15 events·h−1) | 0.71 (0.90–2.09) | 0.71 | 0.90 (0.52–1.57) | 0.71 | |
| ODI (>15 events·h−1) | 0.88 (0.52–1.57) | 0.49 | 1.05 (0.52–2.10) | 0.88 | |
BMI: body mass index; AHI: apnoea-hypopnoea index; ODI: oxygen desaturation index. #: the stable condition is defined as BRS >6 ms·mmHg−1; ¶: the stable condition is defined as BMI <25 kg·m−2. A p-value <0.05 was considered significant and is indicated in bold.