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Neither was there any difference when patients with OSA were divided into mild (2.134 \u00b1 0.799 ng\/mL), moderate (2.274 \u00b1 0.597 ng\/mL) and severe groups (2.128 \u00b1 0.744 ng\/mL, p = 0.84). There was no significant correlation between plasma suPAR and indices of OSA severity, blood results or comorbidities, such as hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidaemia or cardiovascular disease. Plasma suPAR levels were higher in women when all subjects were analysed together (2.487 \u00b1 0.683 vs. 1.895 \u00b1 0.692 ng\/mL, p &lt; 0.01), and also separately in controls (2.539 \u00b1 0.956 vs. 1.411 \u00b1 0.534 ng\/mL, p = 0.02) and patients (2.467 \u00b1 0.568 vs. 1.991 \u00b1 0.686 ng\/mL, p &lt; 0.01). Conclusions: Our results suggest that suPAR does not play a significant role in the pathophysiology of OSA. 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