Table 6.
Risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) associated with current smoking and former smoking estimated by unadjusted and adjusted Odds Ratio (OR) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CI).
| Total OSA Sample | Univariate | Multivariate * | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OSA OR (95% CI) |
p | OSA OR (95% CI) |
p | |||||
| Current vs. never or former smoker | 1.2 (1.02–1.38) | 0.026 | 1.037 (0.87–1.22) | 0.67 | ||||
| Current vs. never smoker | 1.01 (0.85–1.2) | 0.84 | 0.98 (0.81–1.19) | 0.88 | ||||
| Former vs. never smoker | 1.49 (1.25–1.78) | <0.001 | 1.08 (0.89–1.3) | 0.39 | ||||
| Subgroup Analysis by Gender | Males | Females | ||||||
| Univariate | Multivariate ** | Univariate | Multivariate ** | |||||
| OSA (95% CI) |
p | OSA (95% CI) |
p | OSA (95% CI) |
p | OSA (95% CI) |
p | |
| Current vs. never or former smoker | 1.23 (1.02–1.48) |
0.02 | 1.06 (0.8–1.3) |
0.5 | 1.2 (0.9–1.6) |
0.1 | 0.96 (0.7–1.3) |
0.8 |
| Current vs. never smoker | 1.05 (0.8–1.3) |
0.6 | 1.0 (0.7–1.2) |
0.2 | 1.25 (0.9–1.6) |
0.1 | 0.96 (0.7–1.3) |
0.8 |
| Former vs. never smoker | 1.6 (1.2–2) |
<0.001 | 1.2 (0.9–1.5) |
0.1 | 1.01 (0.7–1.3) |
0.9 | 1.04 (0.7–1.4) |
0.7 |
* Odds ratios have been adjusted for age, sex, body mass index and number of alcoholic drinks per week. ** Odds ratios have been adjusted for age, body mass index and number of alcoholic drinks per week.