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. 2025 Apr 11;15:12367. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-97396-3

Table 2.

Risk of sleep disorder exposed to dry eye compared to non-dry eye.

No. of event
Dry eye
(N = 688413)
Non-Dry eye
(N = 688413)
HR (95% C.I.)
All duration
Sleep disorder (G47, F51.0, F51.8, F51.9) 91,026 97,677 1.03 (1.02–1.04)
G47 Sleep disorders 85,461 90,753 1.04 (1.03–1.05)
G47.0 Insomnia 37,517 40,777 1.02 (1.004–1.03)
G47.3 Sleep apnea 47,902 47,802 1.11 (1.10–1.13)

F51.0 Insomnia not due to a substance or known physiological

condition

13,695 14,999 1.04 (1.01–1.06)

F51.8 Other sleep disorders not due to a substance or known

physiological condition

657 459 1.59 (1.41–1.79)

F51.9 Sleep disorder not due to a substance or known

physiological condition, unspecified

130 101 1.43 (1.10–1.85)
1-yr follow-up duration
Sleep disorder (G47, F51.0, F51.8, F51.9) 23,608 24,407 0.99 (0.97–1.01)
G47 Sleep disorders 22,130 22,581 1.00 (0.98–1.02)
G47.0 Insomnia 8341 9043 0.94 (0.92–0.97)
G47.3 Sleep apnea 12,166 11,752 1.06 (1.03–1.09)

F51.0 Insomnia not due to a substance or known physiological

condition

2234 2452 0.93 (0.88–0.99)

F51.8 Other sleep disorders not due to a substance or known

physiological condition

136 100 1.39 (1.08–1.80)

F51.9 Sleep disorder not due to a substance or known

physiological condition, unspecified

18 26 0.71 (0.39–1.29)
2-yr follow-up duration
Sleep disorder (G47, F51.0, F51.8, F51.9) 40,141 39,561 1.01 (0.99–1.02)
G47 Sleep disorders 37,600 36,505 1.02 (1.01–1.04)
G47.0 Insomnia 14,429 14,715 0.97 (0.95–1.00)
G47.3 Sleep apnea 20,903 18,973 1.10 (1.07–1.12)

F51.0 Insomnia not due to a substance or known physiological

condition

4262 4454 0.95 (0.91–0.99)

F51.8 Other sleep disorders not due to a substance or known

physiological condition

233 124 1.87 (1.50–2.32)

F51.9 Sleep disorder not due to a substance or known

physiological condition, unspecified

41 26 1.57 (0.96–2.57)
5-yr follow-up duration
Sleep disorder (G47, F51.0, F51.8, F51.9) 66,167 65,949 1.04 (1.02–1.05)
G47 Sleep disorders 61,943 60,956 1.05 (1.04–1.06)
G47.0 Insomnia 25,926 25,978 1.03 (1.01–1.05)
G47.3 Sleep apnea 33,938 31,799 1.10 (1.09–1.12)

F51.0 Insomnia not due to a substance or known physiological

condition

8545 8796 1.01 (0.98–1.04)

F51.8 Other sleep disorders not due to a substance or known

physiological condition

448 272 1.70 (1.46–1.98)

F51.9 Sleep disorder not due to a substance or known

physiological condition, unspecified

87 53 1.70 (1.21–2.39)