Table 4.

Gender difference for other outcomes

Outcome	Subgroup	Mild OSA (RR with 95% CI)	P value for mild OSA	Moderate OSA (RR with 95% CI)	P value for moderate OSA	Severe OSA (RR with 95% CI)	P value for severe OSA
CHD	Men	0.93 (0.72 to1.21)	0.596	1.09 (0.80 to1.48)	0.582	1.65 (1.06 to2.57)	0.027
	Women	1.92 (0.43 to 8.64)	0.394	1.51 (0.38 to 5.97)	0.559	1.10 (0.12 to 9.87)	0.933
	Men versus women	0.48 (0.11 to 2.22)*	0.351	0.72 (0.18 to 2.96)*	0.651	1.50 (0.16 to 14.22)*	0.724
Stroke	Men	1.86 (0.67 to 5.14)	0.232	1.86 (0.70 to 4.95)	0.214	2.86 (1.10 to 7.41)	0.031
	Women	1.34 (0.76 to 2.36)	0.311	1.20 (0.67 to 2.15)	0.542	1.21 (0.65 to 2.25)	0.546
	Men versus women	1.39 (0.43 to 4.45)*	0.581	1.55 (0.50 to 4.84)*	0.451	2.36 (0.76 to 7.38)*	0.138
Cardiac death	Men	–	–	1.15 (0.41 to 3.23)	0.791	2.87 (1.13 to 7.27)	0.026
	Women	–	–	0.94 (0.19 to 4.61)	0.939	3.71 (0.41 to 33.87)	0.245
	Men versus women	–	–	1.22 (0.18 to 8.17)*	0.935	0.77 (0.07 to 8.49)*	0.834
All-cause mortality	Men	–	–	–	–	1.72 (1.22 to 2.43)	0.002
	Women	–	–	–	–	3.50 (1.23 to 9.97)	0.019
	Men versus women	–	–	–	–	0.49 (0.16 to 1.48)*	0.206
Heart failure	Men	0.88 (0.57 to 1.35)	0.561	1.13 (0.68 to 1.88)	0.639	1.58 (0.93 to 2.67)	0.088
	Women	1.13 (0.80 to 1.60)	0.493	1.01 (0.60 to 1.70)	0.970	1.19 (0.56 to 2.52)	0.650
	Men versus women	0.78 (0.45 to 1.35)*	0.376	1.12 (0.54 to 2.32)*	0.762	1.33 (0.53 to 3.33)*	0.545

*Reported as ratio of RR and 95% CI.

CHD, coronary heart disease; OSA, obstructive sleep apnoea; RR, relative risk.