Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Mar 25.
Published in final edited form as: Epidemiology. 2019 Nov;30(6):885–892. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001049

Table 2:

Adjusted hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease by sleep apnea among patients with atrial fibrillation: MarketScan 2007–2014

OSA ICD Only (Primary definition) OSA ICD + CPT (More specific definition) OSA Broad ICD (Less specific definition)
No OSA OSA No OSA OSA No OSA OSA
N 323,246 59,969 95,418 18,241 406,595 79,337
Ischemic Stroke

N Events 2,809 425 816 132 3,560 667
Model 1a Ref. 0.43 (0.39, 0.48) Ref. 0.45 (0.38, 0.55) Ref. 0.45 (0.41, 0.49)
Model 2b Ref. 0.42 (0.38, 0.47) Ref. 0.42 (0.34, 0.50) Ref. 0.45 (0.41, 0.49)
Model 3c Ref. 0.48 (0.43, 0.53) Ref. 0.46 (0.38, 0.56) Ref. 0.52 (0.48, 0.57)

Myocardial Infarction

N Events 4,116 523 1,193 160 4,748 707
Model 1a Ref. 0.36 (0.33, 0.39) Ref. 0.38 (0.32, 0.45) Ref. 0.36 (0.33, 0.39)
Model 2b Ref. 0.35 (0.32, 0.38) Ref. 0.34 (0.29, 0.40) Ref. 0.35 (0.32, 0.38)
Model 3c Ref. 0.40 (0.37, 0.44) Ref. 0.38 (0.32, 0.45) Ref. 0.43 (0.39, 0.46)

Migraine

N Events 673 153 219 55 659 223
Model 1a Ref. 0.73 (0.61, 0.87) Ref. 0.86 (0.64, 1.2) Ref. 0.89 (0.76, 1.0)
Model 2b Ref. 0.73 (0.61, 0.88) Ref. 0.89 (0.65, 1.2) Ref. 0.83 (0.71, 0.97)
Model 3c Ref. 0.82 (0.68, 0.99) Ref. 0.90 (0.66, 1.2) Ref. 0.93 (0.79, 1.1)

Abbreviations – OSA: obstructive sleep apnea, ICD: International Classification of Diseases, CPT: Current Procedural Terminology

a

Model 1 adjusted for age and sex

b

Model 2 added depression, alcoholism, diabetes, hypertension, sleep medications, anti-depressants, thyroid medication, weight-loss medication, anti-smoking medication, and inpatient and outpatient visits

c

Model 3 added continuous high dimensional propensity score