Table 3.

Association between snoring groups and sexual function

		Unadjusted	Anthropometric* and age-adjusted	Adjusted for all potential confounders†
Outcome variable	Snoring group	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)
Sexual drive score ≤ 2	None/mild snoring	1.0 (reference)	1.0 (reference)	1.0 (reference)
	Moderate	0.8 (0.6, 1.2)	0.9 (0.6, 1.4)	0.8 (0.5, 1.3)
	Heavy	0.9 (0.5, 1.6)	1.1 (0.5, 2.1)	1.1 (0.5, 2.1)
Erectile function ≤ 3	None/mild snoring	1.0 (reference)	1.0 (reference)	1.0 (reference)
	Moderate	0.8 (0.5, 1.2)	1.0 (0.6, 1.6)	0.9 (0.6,1.6)
	Heavy	0.8 (0.5, 1.5)	1.1 (0.5, 2.3)	1.1 (0.5, 2.4)
Ejaculatory function ≤ 2	None/mild snoring	1.0 (reference)	1.0 (reference)	1.0 (reference)
	Moderate	0.7 (0.5, 1.2)	0.9 (0.5, 1.7)	0.8 (0.4, 1.5)
	Heavy	1.1 (0.6, 2.2)	1.8 (0.8, 4.1)	1.7 (0.7, 4.0)
Problem assessment ≤ 3	None/mild snoring	1.0 (reference)	1.0 (reference)	1.0 (reference)
	Moderate	0.6 (0.4, 1.1)	0.6 (0.3, 1.1)	0.5 (0.3, 0.9)
	Heavy	1.1 (0.5, 2.2)	1.2 (0.5, 2.6)	1.1 (0.5, 2.4)
Sexual satisfaction score ≤ 1	None/mild snoring	1.0 (reference)	1.0 (reference)	1.0 (reference)
	Moderate	1.1 (0.7, 1.7)	1.1 (0.6, 1.7)	0.9 (0.6, 1.5)
	Heavy	2.3 (1.2, 4.1)	2.2 (1.1, 4.1)	1.9 (1.00, 3.7)

^*Anthropometrics: adjusted for anthropometrics (body mass index, neck and waist measurements taken at round 3 for the entire cohort)

^†Adjusted for age, anthropometrics, smoking, comorbidities (diagnosis of myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, peripheral vascular disease, cerebrovascular disease and diabetes), and mental health.