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. 2025 Feb 17;29(1):106. doi: 10.1007/s11325-025-03252-z

Table 4.

Estimates of the proportion of patients with e-POSA among those with OSA and of the difference between the sex-specific proportions

Age group Male Female Difference in proportions between M and F
Mean 95% CI Mean 95% CI Estimate 95% CI P value a
[2,5) 0.19 (0.15, 0.24) 0.20 (0.15, 0.26) -0.01 (-0.08, 0.06) 0.96
[5,10) 0.25 (0.20, 0.30) 0.28 (0.22, 0.34) -0.03 (-0.10, 0.04) 0.88
[10,15) 0.34 (0.28, 0.41) 0.35 (0.27, 0.43) 0.00 (-0.10, 0.10) 0.96
[15,20) 0.41 (0.33, 0.50) 0.35 (0.25, 0.47) 0.06 (-0.08, 0.19) 0.88
[20,25) 0.35 (0.27, 0.45) 0.39 (0.29, 0.51) -0.04 (-0.19, 0.10) 0.87
[25,30) 0.31 (0.24, 0.40) 0.33 (0.25, 0.42) -0.01 (-0.13, 0.10) 0.95
[30,35) 0.34 (0.28, 0.41) 0.30 (0.24, 0.38) 0.04 (-0.05, 0.13) 0.79
[35,40) 0.33 (0.28, 0.38) 0.32 (0.27, 0.38) 0.01 (-0.07, 0.08) 0.95
[40,45) 0.31 (0.27, 0.36) 0.31 (0.26, 0.36) 0.00 (-0.07, 0.07) 0.95
[45,50) 0.32 (0.28, 0.37) 0.29 (0.25, 0.34) 0.03 (-0.03, 0.09) 0.79
[50,55) 0.31 (0.27, 0.36) 0.28 (0.24, 0.32) 0.04 (-0.02, 0.10) 0.67
[55,60) 0.3 (0.25, 0.34) 0.32 (0.28, 0.36) -0.02 (-0.09, 0.04) 0.79
[60,65) 0.3 (0.25, 0.36) 0.20 (0.16, 0.25) 0.10 ( 0.03, 0.17) 0.05
[65,70) 0.41 (0.35, 0.47) 0.33 (0.28, 0.39) 0.08 ( 0.00, 0.15) 0.37
[70,75) 0.41 (0.35, 0.48) 0.33 (0.26, 0.41) 0.08 (-0.02, 0.18) 0.45
[75,105) 0.37 (0.31, 0.44) 0.37 (0.30, 0.44) 0.01 (-0.09, 0.10) 0.95

These model-based estimates are from a logistic regression model as described in the Methods without any adjustment for BMI. All age groups span 5 y except the first (3 y) and last (30 y). e-POSA, exclusive supine positional obstructive sleep apnea; OSA, obstructive sleep apnea; M, male; F, female

aP value adjusted for multiple testing using Benjamini-Hochberg procedure to control the false discovery rate