Table 5.
Comparison of smokers, former smokers and non-smokers with OSA (AHI ≥ 15) according to gender.
| Men with OSA (N = 2007) | Women with OSA (N = 726) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Smokers (n = 632) |
Former Smokers (n = 791) |
Non-Smokers (n = 584) |
p | Current Smokers (n = 170) |
Former Smokers (n = 168) |
Non-Smokers (n = 388) |
p | |
| Age (years) | 54.4 ± 11.1 | 62.1 ± 11.8 | 59.5 ± 13.5 | <0.001 | 56.3 ± 9.6 | 61.4 ± 9.8 | 64.3 ± 11.8 | <0.001 |
| BMI, (kg/m2) | 33.9 ± 7.4 | 33.7 ± 8.1 | 32.6 ± 8.6 | 0.015 | 35.5 ± 10.6 | 34.8 ± 10.7 | 33.8 ± 10.5 | 0.019 |
| ESS | 10 ± 4.6 | 9.9 ± 4.6 | 10.2 ± 4.5 | 0.42 | 10.1 ± 4.7 | 10 ± 4.5 | 9.5 ± 4.4 | 0.24 |
| AHI (event/h) | 45.3 ± 22.2 | 43.7 ± 21 | 43.1 ± 20 | 0.17 | 40.1 ± 22.7 | 40.4 ± 21.3 | 39.7 ± 18.6 | 0.9 |
| ODI (event/h) | 43.9 ± 21.8 | 43.2 ± 22.07 | 41.8 ± 21.4 | 0.23 | 39.7 ± 20.4 | 41.4 ± 25.9 | 41.1 ± 24.1 | 0.65 |
| Arterial hypertension, n (%) | 232 (36.7) | 374 (47.2) | 211 (36.1) | <0.001 | 75 (44.1) | 98 (58.3) | 213 (54.8) | 0.006 |
| Coronary artery disease, n (%) | 67 (10.6) | 174 (21.9) | 38 (6.5) | <0.001 | 9 (5.3) | 15 (8.9) | 27 (7) | 0.43 |
| Stroke, n (%) | 22 (3.4) | 26 (3.2) | 14 (2.3) | 0.76 | 5 (2.9) | 5 (3) | 12 (3.1) | 0.86 |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 63 (9.9) | 137 (17.3) | 59 (10.1) | <0.001 | 38 (22) | 33 (19.6) | 38 (9.8) | 0.218 |
| Myocardial infarction, n (%) | 19 (3.6) | 45 (6.06) | 9 (1.9) | 0.001 | 2 (1.17) | 4 (2.3) | 3 (0.77) | 0.17 |
OSA: obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; BMI: body mass index; ESS: Epworth sleepiness scale; AHI: apnea hypopnea index; ODI: oxygen desaturation index.