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. 2023 Aug 28;15(9):5134–5149. doi: 10.21037/jtd-22-1538

Table 5. Risk factors assessment of subjects at risk of OSA.

Risk factors Unadjusted Adjusted
OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value
Gender
   Male
   Female 0.390 (0.336–0.452) <0.001 0.496 (0.380–0.646) <0.001
Age 1.026 (1.020–1.032) <0.001 1.015 (1.007–1.022) <0.001
BMI 1.182 (1.155–1.209) <0.001 1.115 (1.072–1.160) <0.001
Neck circumference 1.198 (1.171–1.225) <0.001 1.048 (1.016–1.081) 0.003
Waist circumference 1.068 (1.059–1.076) <0.001 1.009 (0.995–1.024) 0.187
Smoking status
   Never-smokers/former smokers
   Current smokers 1.521 (1.247–1.855) <0.001 0.642 (0.497–0.830) 0.001
Alcohol use
   Never-drinker/former drinkers
   Current drinkers 1.780 (1.474–2.149) <0.01 1.140 (0.907–1.433) 0.262
Drinking tea
   Never-drinkers/former drinkers
   Current drinkers 1.286 (1.086–1.521) 0.003 0.912 (0.757–1.099) 0.335
Exercise
   5–7 d/week
   3–4 d/week 0.761 (0.598–0.969) 0.027 0.954 (0.736–1.237) 0.722
   1–2 d/week 0.770 (0.609–0.974) 0.029 0.990 (0.765–1.281) 0.941
   ≤3 d/month 0.633 (0.483–0.830) 0.001 0.814 (0.607–1.092) 0.170
   Never 0.833 (0.682–1.017) 0.072 1.038 (0.837–1.287) 0.735
Hypertension
   Yes 2.011 (1.693–2.388) <0.001 1.268 (1.044–1.539) 0.017
   No/unknown
Dyslipidemia
   Yes 1.383 (1.201–1.592) <0.001 0.941 (0.795–1.114) 0.482
   No
HDL-C 0.440 (0.363–0.533) <0.001 0.974 (0.760–1.248) 0.833
Triglycerides 1.147 (1.083–1.216) <0.001 1.009 (0.936–1.088) 0814
Creatinine 1.019 (1.015–1.023) <0.001 1.001 (0.997–1.006) 0.6
Uric acid 1.004 (1.003–1.005) <0.001 1.001 (1.000–1.002) 0.082

OSA, obstructive sleep apnoea; OR, odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; BMI, body mass index; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.