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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Menopause. 2018 Apr;25(4):391–398. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000001020

Table 5. Univariate and multivariable models comparing OSA risk based on STOP-BANG scores and BMI>35kg/m2 by VMS severity: BMI subgroup analysis.

BMI subgroup analysis adjusted for age and smoking status.

BMI < 25
Univariate Analysis Multivariable Analysis (using none/mild vs Moderate/severe/very severe) Multivariable Analysis (using none/mild/moderate vs Severe/very severe)

Intermediate/High OSA Risk (N=64) Mean (SD) Low OSA Risk (N=569) Mean (SD) Odds Ratio 95% CI p value Odds Ratio 95% CI p-value Odds Ratio 95% CI p-value
Age 55.1 (5.1) 53.2 (6.2) 1.05 (1.01, 1.10) 0.031 1.05 (1.004, 1.10) 0.034 1.06 (1.01, 1.11) 0.024
Smoking Status, N (%)
 Never 49 (10.4%) 423 (89.6%) Reference Reference Reference
 Former 12 (10.6%) 101 (89.4%) 1.03 (0.53, 2.00) 0.35 0.94 (0.48, 1.85) 0.47 0.93 (0.47, 1.82) 0.46
 Current 1 (3.8%) 25 (96.2%) 0.35 (0.05, 2.61) 0.30 0.37 (0.05, 2.83) 0.35 0.36 (0.05, 2.72) 0.34
MRS Total 15.3 (7.9) 12.9 (6.9) 1.04 (1.004, 1.08) 0.028
VMSa, N (%)
 None/Mild 36 (9.4%) 346 (90.6%) Reference Reference
 Moderate/severe/very severe 28 (11.2%) 223 (88.8%) 1.12 (0.66, 1.91) 0.67 1.22 (0.71, 2.09) 0.47
VMSa, N (%)
 None/Mild/Moderate 50 (9.2%) 495 (90.8%) Reference Reference
 Severe/very severe 14 (15.9%) 74 (84.1%) 1.90 (0.999, 3.62) 0.051 2.15 (1.12, 4.16) 0.022
BMI ≥ 25
Univariate Analysis Multivariable Analysis (using none/mild vs Moderate/severe/very severe) Multivariable Analysis (using none/mild/moderate vs Severe/very severe)

Intermediate/High OSA Risk (N=264) Mean (SD) Low OSA Risk (N=471) Mean (SD) Odds Ratio 95% CI p value Odds Ratio 95% CI p-value Odds Ratio 95% CI p-value
Age 54.5 (5.8) 53.0 (6.3) 1.04 (1.02, 1.07) <0.001 1.05 (1.02, 1.08) <0.001 1.05 (1.02, 1.08) <0.001
Smoking Status, N (%)
 Never 171 (33.9%) 334 (66.1%) Reference Reference Reference
 Former 67 (38.3%) 108 (61.7%) 1.21 (0.85, 1.73) 0.23 1.15 (0.80, 1.65) 0.14 1.15 (0.80, 1.66) 0.15
 Current 21 (56.8%) 16 (43.2%) 2.56 (1.30, 5.04) 0.014 2.66 (1.33, 5.31) 0.010 2.62 (1.31, 5.25) 0.012
MRS Total 17.2 (8.2) 12.6 (7.0) 1.08 (1.06, 1.11) <0.001
VMSa, N (%)
 None/Mild 120 (31.3%) 264 (68.8%) Reference Reference
 Moderate/severe/very severe 144 (41.0%) 207 (59.0%) 1.59 (1.17, 2.17) 0.003 1.61 (1.18, 2.20) 0.003
VMSa, N (%)
 None/Mild/Moderate 189 (32.7%) 389 (67.3%) Reference Reference
 Severe/very severe 75 (47.8%) 82 (52.2%) 2.01 (1.40, 2.90) <0.001 2.03 (1.39, 2.94) <0.001
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Vasomotor symptoms (VMS): hot flashes and night sweats