Table 2.

Comparison of cardiovascular events and all- cause mortality of habitual snorers, physician diagnosed sleep apneas and normal participants.

Comparison	# of Events	Univariate Hazard ratio(95%CI)	P value	Multivariable Hazard ratio (95%CI)	P value
Sleep apneas vs. H. Snorers	a95	1.89(1.22–2.93)	0.004	1.91(1.20–3.04)	0.007
	b60	2.13(1.25–3.63)	0.006	2.70(1.52–4.79)	0.007
Sleep apneas vs. Normal participants	a237	2.23(1.39–3.60)	0.001	2.16(1.30–3.58)	0.003
	b144	2.44(1.36–4.37)	0.003	2.71(1.45–5.08)	0.002
Normal participants vs. H.Snorers	a288	0.96(0.72 – 1.28)	0.80	0.98(0.72 – 1.33)	0.92
	b174	0.83(0.52–1.46)	0.47	1.13(0.81–1.72)	0.42

Multivariable model were adjusted for age, gender, race/ethnicity, BMI, cigarette smoking, diabetes mellitus, total cholesterol, HDL, triglycerides, systolic blood pressure, BP medication use, statin use, benzodiazepine use and current alcohol use.

^adenotes rows for cardiovascular events

^bdenotes rows for all – cause mortality