Table 1 Age‐adjusted means (SEM), prevalence of selected cardiovascular risk characteristics and multivariate‐adjusted prevalence of atrial fibrillation in electrocardiogram according to 3% oxygen desaturation index (ODI) among 1663 men.
| 3% ODI | p for trend | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–4 | 5–14 | 15+ | ||
| n | 975 | 534 | 154 | |
| Age, year | 58.7 (0.3) | 59.8 (0.4) | 61.1 (0.7) | <0.001 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 23.1 (0.1) | 25.0 (0.1) | 26.7 (0.2) | <0.001 |
| Current ethanol intake, g/day | 22.2 (0.8) | 25.2 (1.0) | 26.1 (1.9) | 0.014 |
| Current smokers, % | 44 | 38 | 32 | 0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 130.8 (0.5) | 133.8 (0.7) | 137.6 (1.3) | <0.001 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 80.7 (0.3) | 82.9 (0.4) | 84.9 (0.8) | <0.001 |
| Use of antihypertensive drugs, % | 18 | 25 | 35 | <0.001 |
| Hypertension,* % | 42 | 51 | 62 | <0.001 |
| Atrial fibrillation | ||||
| n | 7 | 11 | 8 | |
| Multivariate‐adjusted prevalence† | 0.8 | 1.9 | 4.9 | <0.001 |
| Multivariate‐adjusted OR (95% CI)† | 1 | 2.47 (0.91, 6.69) | 5.66 (1.75, 18.34) | 0.020 |
BMI, body mass index; OR, odds ratio.
*Hypertension was defined as systolic blood pressure ⩾140 mm Hg, diastolic blood pressure ⩾90 mm Hg or use of antihypertensive drugs.
†Adjusted for age, BMI, alcohol intake, smoking status, systolic blood pressure and use of antihypertensive drugs.