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. 2008 Apr 15;4(2):105–110.

Table 4.

Proportion of Subjects with Sleep Apnea in Each Disease Category Versus Proportion in Sample Without Disease

Disease Total sample, no. Sample with sleep apnea, no. (%)
p Valuea
Disease absent Disease present
COPD 13 62 (77) 11 (85) 0.73
CHF 18 55 (72) 18 (100) 0.01
COPD-CHF 6 68 (77) 5 (83) 1.00
Hypercapnea 10 67 (80) 6 (60) 0.22
ILD 8 69 (80) 4 (50) 0.07
HIV 2 72 (78) 1 (50) 0.40
PE 2 71 (77) 2 (100) 1.00
Pulmonary HTN 8 66 (77) 7 (88) 0.68
Miscellaneous 27 54 (81) 19 (70) 0.29

COPD refers to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CHF, congestive heart failure; ILD, interstitial lung disease; PE, pulmonary embolism; HTN, hypertension.

a

Fisher exact test