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. 2009 Mar 5;179(12):1159–1164. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200712-1809OC

TABLE 4.

ADJUSTED ODDS RATIOS FOR INCIDENT HYPERTENSION AMONG SLEEP HEART HEALTH STUDY SUBJECTS WHO WERE NORMOTENSIVE AT BASELINE, ACCORDING TO BASELINE APNEA-HYPOPNEA INDEX, STRATIFIED BY BODY MASS INDEX

BMI ≤27.3
BMI >27.3
Baseline AHI n OR (95% CI) n OR (95% CI)
0–4.9 887 541
5–14.9 213 0.89 (0.59–1.34) 378 0.92 (0.67–1.27)
15–29.9 58 0.93 (0.46–1.90) 164 1.13 (0.76–1.68)
≥30 21 2.71 (1.24–5.93) 65 1.18 (0.64–2.19)

Definition of abbreviations: AHI = apnea-hypopnea index; BMI = body mass index; CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio.