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. 2022 Apr 1;18(4):1177–1185. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.9832

Table 5.

Association between OSA and cognitive disorders.

CIND (n = 3,446) Dementia (n = 1,065)
Unadjusted Adjusteda Adjustedb Unadjusted Adjusteda Adjustedb
High vs low OSA risk 1.21 (1.09, 1.34) 1.22 (1.08, 1.37) 1.18 (1.05, 1.33) 1.12 (0.94, 1.34) 1.27 (1.04, 1.54) 1.21 (0.99, 1.48)
Age 1.05 (1.05, 1.06) 1.06 (1.06, 1.07) 1.07 (1.06, 1.07) 1.11 (1.10, 1.12) 1.11 (1.10, 1.12) 1.11 (1.10, 1.13)
Race/ethnicityc
 Black 2.90 (2.59, 3.27) 2.99 (2.62, 3.41) 3.14 (2.75, 3.59) 3.29 (2.75, 3.92) 3.97 (3.19, 4.93) 4.20 (3.37, 5.24)
 Hispanic 2.65 (2.19, 3.21) 3.19 (2.57, 3.95) 3.27 (2.63, 4.06) 2.89 (2.16, 3.88) 5.75 (4.10, 8.06) 5.86 (4.23, 8.18)
 Otherd 1.28 (1.02, 1.61) 2.07 (1.62, 2.65) 2.13 (1.66, 2.73) 0.84 (0.54, 1.31) 2.06 (1.28, 3.32) 2.15 (1.33, 3.47)
Education
 College 0.27 (0.23, 0.31) 0.37 (0.32, 0.44) 0.37 (0.32, 0.44) 0.16 (0.12, 0.22) 0.29 (0.21, 0.40) 0.30 (0.22, 0.41)
 Above college 0.16 (0.12, 0.21) 0.22 (0.17, 0.28) 0.22 (0.17, 0.28) 0.20 (0.13, 0.32) 0.37 (0.23, 0.60) 0.38 (0.23, 0.61)
Married 0.54 (0.49, 0.60) 0.85 (0.76, 0.95) 0.89 (0.80, 0.99) 0.31 (0.26, 0.36) 0.66 (0.55, 0.80) 0.70 (0.58, 0.85)
Diabetes 1.54 (1.38, 1.71) 1.10 (0.88, 1.12) 1.80 (1.52, 2.12) 1.00 (0.84, 1.20)
Depression 1.49 (1.33, 1.67) 1.54 (1.36, 1.74) 1.53 (1.29, 1.81) 1.67 (1.38, 2.01)
Smoking 0.99 (0.92, 1.07) 1.28 (1.17, 1.40) 1.27 (1.17, 1.39) 0.77 (0.68, 0.86) 1.31 (1.14, 1.51) 1.30 (1.13, 1.50)
Alcohol 0.62 (0.59, 0.66) 0.81 (0.76, 086) 0.81 (0.76, 0.86) 0.41 (0.37, 0.46) 0.63 (0.56, 0.71) 0.64 (0.57, 0.72)
Physical activitye 0.88 (0.87, 0.90) 0.95 (0.94, 0.97) 0.96 (0.94, 0.97) 0.72 (0.69, 0.76) 0.84 (0.80, 0.87) 0.85 (0.81, 0.88)

Cross-sectional association (adjusted prevalence odds ratio and 95% confidence interval) between OSA risk (exposure) and CIND or dementia (outcome) (imputed dataset). aAdjusted for age, race/ethnicity, education, marital status, smoking, alcohol, and physical activity. bAdjusted for age, race/ethnicity, education, marital status, smoking, alcohol, physical activity, diabetes, and depression. cWhite is the reference. dIncludes American Indian, Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other race/ethnicity. eAccounted for mild, moderate, and vigorous activities. Ranged from 0 to 16.33. CIND = cognitive impairment not dementia, OSA = obstructive sleep apnea.