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. 2014 Feb 1;189(3):335–344. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201309-1735OC

Table 7:

AOR (95% CI) of Demographic Factors, Acculturation, and Symptoms with Sleep-disordered Breathing (AHI3 ≥ 15)

  Crude OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Sex*    
 Female 1 1
 Male 2.32 (1.98–2.71) 2.69 (2.30–3.14)
Age group, yr*    
 18–29 1 1
 30–39 2.63 (1.69–4.08) 2.68 (1.70–4.22)
 40–49 5.03 (3.39–7.48) 5.07 (3.33–7.73)
 50–59 8.81 (5.90–13.15) 9.63 (6.28–14.77)
 60+ 15.56 (10.29–23.51) 16.96 (10.93–26.29)
BMI group*    
 Underweight and normal (BMI < 25) 1 1
 Overweight (BMI 25 to <30) 5.98 (4.09–8.74) 4.55 (3.07–6.73)
 Obese (BMI ≥ 30) 16.76 (11.76–23.90) 16.84 (11.64–24.38)
Language preference*    
 Spanish 1 1
 English 0.69 (0.53–0.88) 1.15 (0.87–1.52)
Immigration generation    
 First generation 1 1
 Second generation 0.6 (0.5–0.7) 1.0 (0.8–1.3)
Habitual snoring*    
 0–2 nights a week 1 1
 3–7 nights a week 5.43 (4.35–6.78) 3.88 (3.05–4.92)
 Don't know 1.40 (1.07–1.83) 1.16 (0.88–1.52)
Stop breathing*    
 0–2 nights a week 1 1
 3–7 nights a week 5.10 (4.08–6.39) 3.86 (3.00–4.96)
 Don't know 1.70 (1.44–1.99) 1.60 (1.34–1.91)
Sleepiness (ESS ≥ 10) by Hispanic/Latino background    
 Dominican 0.63 (0.35–1.12) 0.57 (0.31–1.05)
 Central American 2.23 (1.39–3.57) 2.00 (1.16–3.44)
 Cuban 2.33 (1.59–3.41) 2.23 (1.52–3.28)
 Mexican 1.27 (0.97–1.66) 1.27 (0.94–1.71)
 Puerto Rican 1.32 (0.81–2.15) 1.16 (0.69–1.95)
 South American 1.49 (0.82–2.69) 1.41 (0.75–2.64)
 More than one/other 1.35 (0.53–3.40) 1.23 (0.47–3.18)

Definition of abbreviations: AHI = apnea–hypopnea index; AOR = adjusted odds ratio; BMI = body mass index; CI = confidence interval; ESS = Epworth Sleepiness Scale; OR = odds ratio.

*

AOR from a logistic regression model for AHI3 ≥ 15 and each risk factor assessed individually, adjusted for age, sex, Hispanic/Latino background, education, marital status, and site, not including the variable being modeled.

Interaction between sleepiness and Hispanic/Latino background was significant.