Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of Medicare beneficiaries ages ≥ 65 years and diagnosed with OSA 2009–2013 who received ≥ 1 CPAP fills by CV event status (n = 5,757).
| CV Event | No CV Event | P* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y, mean (SD) | 73.0 (5.9) | 71.7 (5.3) | .001 |
| Sex, n (%) | .08 | ||
| Female | 202 (50) | 2,519 (46) | |
| Male | 205 (50) | 2,932 (55) | |
| Race, n (%) | .14 | ||
| White, non-Hispanic | 351 (86) | 4,784 (89) | |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 32 (8) | 350 (6) | |
| Other | 24 (6) | 272 (5) | |
| Medicaid eligibility, n (%) | 77 (19) | 745 (14) | .006 |
| OREC, n (%) | .13 | ||
| Age | 357 (88) | 4,819 (90) | |
| Other | 50 (12) | 531 (10) | |
| Comorbidities, n (%) | |||
| ADRD | 35 (9) | 260 (5) | .001 |
| Anemia | 209 (51) | 2,186 (41) | < .001 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 101 (25) | 899 (17) | < .001 |
| Cataracts | 289 (71) | 3,218 (60) | < .001 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 115 (28) | 940 (18) | < .001 |
| COPD | 129 (32) | 1,286 (24) | < .001 |
| Depression | 101 (25) | 1,154 (22) | .13 |
| Diabetes | 196 (48) | 2,185 (41) | .004 |
| Gout | 15 (4) | 148 (3) | .28 |
| Heart failure | 180 (44) | 1,400 (26) | < .001 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 362 (89) | 4,413 (82) | < .001 |
| Hypertension | 384 (94) | 4,578 (86) | < .001 |
| Ischemic heart disease | 267 (66) | 2,787 (52) | < .001 |
| Obesity | 46 (11) | 519 (10) | .30 |
| Osteoporosis | 101 (25) | 1,114 (21) | .06 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 240 (59) | 2,761 (52) | .004 |
*P value from chi-square goodness-of-fit test or Student t test. ADRD = Alzheimer disease and related dementias, COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, CPAP = continuous positive airway pressure, CV = cerebrovascular, OREC = original reason for entitlement, OSA = obstructive sleep apnea, SD = standard deviation.