Table 5.
Characteristics of the Upper Quarter Most Costly OSAS Patients
| Women n=289 |
Men n=289 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper quarter (n=72) | Least costly (n=217) | P value | Upper quarter (n=72) | Least costly (n=217) | P value | |
| Total costs (per person/5 years) | $5,872±509 | $1,050±45.6 | <0.0001 | $4,660±268 | $710±36.2 | <0.0001 |
| Age (years) | 60.5±1 | 56.1±0.7 | 0.001 | 62.1±1 | 55.6±0.7 | <0.0001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 32.2±0.7 | 31.5±0.3 | 0.452 | 32.2±0.6 | 31.4±0.3 | 0.137 |
| AHI (events/hr) | 26.7±2.6 | 23.5±1.3 | 0.391 | 27.5±2.2 | 23.2±1.3 | 0.029 |
| T90 (%) | 17.6±3.6 | 8.2±1.3 | 0.001 | 14.1±3.4 | 7.2±1.3 | 0.012 |
| Medical diagnosis | ||||||
| Hyperlipidemia (yes) | 58.3% | 41.5% | 0.013 | 70.8% | 43.3% | <0.0001 |
| CVD+HTN | 54.2% | 31.8% | 0.001 | 80.6% | 36.9% | <0.0001 |
| Arthropathy (yes) | 45.8% | 32.3% | 0.037 | 34.7% | 23.5% | 0.061 |
| Diabetes (yes) | 23.6% | 14.7% | 0.082 | 26.4% | 13.4% | 0.01 |
| Asthma (yes) | 16.7% | 8.3% | 0.044 | 13.9% | 5.1% | 0.012 |
| Hypothyroidism (yes) | 16.7% | 13.8% | 0.553 | 8.3% | 1.8% | 0.009 |
| Self-perceived poor health status | 68.2% | 47.8% | 0.026 | 41.2% | 22.7% | 0.047 |
P value – comparing OSA patients to their paired matched controls.