Characteristics of study participants.

All values are number (percentage) or mean ± standard deviation.
*Males vs. females.
A lower CTLFA means higher liver fat accumulation. Among users of lipid-lowering agents [38], 7 were taking pioglitazone, 76 statins, 4 eicosapentaenoic acid, 5 ezetimibe, 6 tocopherol, and 11 telmisartan; among them, 20 were taking 2 of these medicines.
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CT, computed tomography; PSG, polysomnography; CTLFA, CT values for liver; VFA, visceral fat accumulation; SFA, subcutaneous fat accumulation; AHI, apnea-hypopnea index; ODI, oxygen desaturation index; %T<90, percentage of time spent with SpO2 below 90% to total sleep time; SpO2, oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximetry; REM, rapid eye movement; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; CRP, C-reactive protein; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance.
Characteristics of study participants.