Table 3.

Adjusted predictors of incident diabetes analysis via Cox-Regression correcting for baseline BMI, age, race, sex, change in BMI over time, depression, and CPAP use (n = 650).

Baseline Characteristic	Hazard Ratio (95% CI)	P
ESS	1.016 (0.976–1.059)	.44
Supine apnea index, events/h	1.496 (0.962–2.324)	.07
Respiratory arousal index, events/h	1.009 (1.003–1.015)	< .01
Spontaneous arousal index, events/h	1.000 (0.988–1.013)	.96
Total arousal index, events/h	1.006 (1.001–1.011)	.02
Snoring index, events/h	0.900 (0.578–1.399)	.64
Obstructive apnea index, events/h	1.128 (0.764–1.665)	.54
Central apnea index, events/h	1.017 (0.992–1.043)	.18
Hypopnea index, events/h	1.009 (0.998–1.020)	.11
Cheyne-Strokes pattern	1.291 (0.595–2.805)	.52
PLM index, events/h	0.697 (0.409–1.188)	.18
Desaturation > 4% index, events/h	1.001 (0.995–1.008)	.71
Oxygen desaturation nadir	1.005 (0.983–1.027)	.69
T=60–89%_INDEX, % of TST	1.009 (1.001–1.017)	.02
T=90–99%_INDEX, % of TST	0.996 (0.989–1.004)	.36
Mean nocturnal oxygen saturation	0.933 (0.886–0.983)	< .01
Oxygen at night, liters	1.799 (0.144–22.442)	.65
Chronic oxygen requirement	1.824 (0.836–3.977)	.13
Apnea-hypopnea index, events/h	1.003 (0.998–1.009)	.23

(n) described separately in demographics with missing data. BMI = body mass index, CPAP = continuous positive airway pressure, ENT = ear, nose, and throat, ESS = Epworth Sleepiness Scale, MAD = mandibular advancement device, PLM = periodic limb movement.