Table 4.

Association of STOP-BANG obstructive sleep apnoea risk and aortic dilatation stratified by median age

Outcome	Aortic dilatation, mm
	≤30 years of age			>30 years of age
	ß	SE	P	ß	SE	P
Loud snoring	4.00	1.57	0.024	−0.67	1.45	0.643
Tiredness	−0.06	1.53	0.968	−0.64	1.35	0.657
Witnessed apnoeas	−2.66	2.97	0.386	−0.10	1.86	0.948
Hypertension	2.35	2.15	0.292	−0.17	1.24	0.918
Body mass index	−0.34	0.21	0.133	0.03	0.15	0.832
Age	−0.31	0.16	0.074	−0.67	1.45	0.391
Neck size (≥40 cm)	−3.67	3.05	0.274	−0.78	1.84	0.900
Male sex	2.25	1.37	0.122	0.21	1.46	0.897