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

TABLE 6.

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 EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCORE

ESS ≤11
ESS >11
Baseline AHI n OR (95% CI) n OR (95% CI)
0–4.9 1,189 221
5–14.9 472 0.83 (0.63–1.09) 119 1.31 (0.72–2.38)
15–29.9 178 0.90 (0.62–1.31) 47 2.32 (1.09–4.97)
≥30 58 1.57 (0.87–2.83) 27 1.50 (0.58–3.85)

Definition of abbreviations: AHI = apnea-hypopnea index; CI = confidence interval; ESS = Epworth Sleepiness Score; OR = odds ratio.