TABLE 4.
Incidence of cardiovascular diseases in study patients.
| All | OS group | COPD group | OSAS group | p value | p value OS and COPD | p value OS and OSAS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 395 | n = 79 | n = 158 | n = 158 | ||||
| CHD, n (%) | 97 (24.6) | 24 (30.4) | 15 (9.5) | 58 (36.7) | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.334 |
| Arrhythmia, n (%) | 58 (14.7) | 18 (22.8) | 19 (12.0) | 21 (13.3) | 0.072 | 0.031 | 0.063 |
| Conduction block, n (%) | 13 (3.3) | 5 (6.3) | 4 (2.5) | 4 (2.5) | 0.296 | 0.280 | 0.280 |
| Ventricular arrhythmias, n (%) | 9 (2.3) | 2 (2.5) | 4 (2.5) | 9 (2.3) | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Atrial arrhythmia, n (%) | 36 (9.1) | 11 (13.9) | 11 (7.0) | 14 (8.9) | 0.212 | 0.082 | 0.232 |
| AF, n (%) | 27 (6.8) | 11 (13.9) | 7 (4.4) | 9 (6.8) | 0.018 | 0.009 | 0.032 |
| Heart failure, n (%) | 43 (10.9) | 28 (35.4) | 14 (8.9) | 1 (0.6) | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Stroke, n (%) | 70 (17.7) | 15 (19.0) | 21 (13.3) | 34 (21.5) | 0.151 | 0.249 | 0.650 |
| PH, n (%) | 64 (16.2) | 29 (36.71) | 28 (17.1) | 7 (4.4) | <0.001 | 0.001 | <0.001 |
| Mild | 33 (51.6) | 14 (48.3) | 15 (53.6) | 4 (57.1) | |||
| Moderate | 20 (31.2) | 11 (37.9) | 7 (25.0) | 2 (28.6) | |||
| Severe | 11 (17.2) | 4 (13.8) | 6 (21.4) | 1 (14.3) |
CHD, coronary heart disease; AF, atrial fibrillation; PH, pulmonary hypertension; other abbreviations as in Table 1.