Table 4.
Associations of lifestyle factors and health-related behaviour with sleep apnoea
| Characteristic | Proportion with lifetime sleep apnoea status | OR (95 % CI) | p | Adjusteda OR (95 % CI) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep apnoea | Total | |||||
| Lifestyle-related factors | N (%b) | |||||
| Level of Physical activity | ||||||
| Sufficient | 352 (4.5 %) | 7773 (100.0 %) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Sedentary/Insufficient | 304 (7.0 %) | 4330 (100.0 %) | 1.6 (1.4, 1.9) | <0.001 | 1.3 (1.1, 1.5) | 0.006 |
| Sitting time | ||||||
| < 6 h per day | 277 (4.7 %) | 5949 (100.0 %) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| > = 6 h per day | 318 (5.7 %) | 5590 (100.0 %) | 1.2 (1.0, 1.5) | 0.012 | 1.2 (1.0, 1.4) | 0.036 |
| Smoking status | ||||||
| Never smoked | 319 (4.3 %) | 7364 (100.0 %) | 1.0 | |||
| Ex-smoker | 220 (6.8 %) | 3227 (100.0 %) | 1.6 1.4, 1.9) | <0.001 | 1.2 (1.0, 1.5) | 0.021 |
| Currently smoking | 163 (6.2 %) | 2636 (100.0 %) | 1.5 (1.2, 1.8) | <0.001 | 1.4 (1.1, 1.7) | 0.005 |
| Lifetime smoking exposure | ||||||
| Never smoked | 319 (4.3 %) | 7364 (100.0 %) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Up to 5 pack-years | 74 (4.3 %) | 1716 (100.0 %) | 1.0 (0.8, 1.3) | 0.971 | 1.1 (0.8, 1.4) | 0.593 |
| 6–10 pack-years | 49 (4.8 %) | 1014 (100.0 %) | 1.1 (0.8, 1.5) | 0.466 | 1.0 (0.7, 1.4) | 0.971 |
| 11–20 pack-years | 103 (8.0 %) | 1290 (100.0 %) | 1.9 (1.5, 2.4) | <0.001 | 1.6 (1.3, 2.1) | <0.001 |
| 21–40 pack-years | 86 (7.6 %) | 1139 (100.0 %) | 1.8 (1.4, 2.3) | <0.001 | 1.2 (0.9, 1.6) | 0.167 |
| > 40 pack-years | 47 (13.3 %) | 354 (100.0 %) | 3.4 (2.4, 6.7) | <0.001 | 1.9 (1.3, 2.8) | 0.001 |
| Alcohol use months | ||||||
| Low (<8) | 433 (5.0 %) | 8660 (100.0 %) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Medium (8–15) | 184 (5.2 %) | 3515 (100.0 %) | 1.0 (0.9, 1.2) | 0.593 | 1.1 (0.9, 1.3) | 0.291 |
| High (> = 16) | 87 (7.6 %) | 1137 (100.0 %) | 1.6 (1.2, 2.0) | <0.001 | 1.7 (1.3, 2.2) | <0.001 |
aAdjusted for age, country of birth and BMI
bRow percentages