Table 1.

Odds Ratio of Metabolic Syndrome According to Sleep Disordered Breathing Severity, Wisconsin Sleep Cohort, n=546

	Mild SDB (AHI 5-14.9)		Moderate/severe SDB (AHI ≥15 or CPAP)
	Odds Ratio	95% Confidence Limits	Odds Ratio	95% Confidence Limits
Adjusted for age, sex	4.0	2.6, 6.3	5.3	3.2, 8.8
plus urinary norepinephrine	3.9	2.5, 6.2	5.0	2.9, 8.3
plus urinary cortisol	3.9	2.4, 6.2	5.3	3.1, 9.8
plus heart rate variability	4.1	2.5, 6.5	4.5	2.7, 7.8
plus body mass index	2.5	1.5, 4.2	2.2	1.2, 3.9

Abbreviations: SDB, sleep disordered breathing; AHI, apnea-hypopnea index; CPAP, continuous positive airway pressure.