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. 2021 Aug 1;17(8):1563–1569. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.9248

Table 2.

Differences in outcomes by CPAP adherence.

Betaa P CPAP-Adherent CPAP-Nonadherent
People With Data (n) Total Observations (n) People With Data (n) Total Observations (n)
Renal function testsb,c
 eGFRd (log) (mL/min/1.73 m2) –0.03 .48 109 438 136 651
 eGFRd ≥ 60 (log) (mL/min/1.73 m2) –0.03 .32 76 220 95 322
 eGFRd ≥ 30 (log) (mL/min/1.73 m2) –0.05 .10 101 374 123 527
Blood pressureb,e
 SBPd (mm Hg) –1.95 .001 183 3,053 215 3,910
 DBPd (mm Hg) –2.33 < .0001 183 3,052 215 3,906
Lipidsb,f
 Cholesterol (mg/dL) –1.22 .86 65 97 90 149
 LDL (mg/dL) 0.43 .94 62 93 88 141
 HDL (mg/dL) 3.34 .06 64 95 89 148
 Triglycerides (log) (mg/dL) –0.16 .07 64 95 89 147
Glycemic controlb
 HbA1c (log) (%) –0.01 .73 39 47 59 88
Odds Ratio (95% CI) P Number of Events Number of Events
Incidence of vascular diseaseb,e,f
 CVD 1.13 (0.63–2.02) .68 27 34
 PVD 1.05 (0.54–2.03) .89 19 26
 CVA 0.85 (0.41–1.79) .68 14 23

aBeta: CPAP-adherent—CPAP-nonadherent. bAdjusted for BMI, age at time of PSG, sex, number of diabetes medications ever used, any history of insulin use. cAdjusted for any history of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blocker use. dAdjusted for baseline value of outcome. eAdjusted for number of hypertension medications ever used. fAdjusted for any history of lipid medication use. BMI = body mass index, CI = confidence interval, CPAP = continuous positive airway pressure, CVA = cerebrovascular accident, CVD = cardiovascular disease, DBP = diastolic blood pressure, eGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate, HbA1c = hemoglobin A1c, HDL = high-density lipoprotein, LDL = low-density lipoprotein, PSG = polysomnography, PVD = peripheral vascular disease, SBP = systolic blood pressure.