Table 3.

Health Care Facility Use per Cohort^ab

Facility	AD (n=241)	nAD (n=241)	Controlc (n=241)
Inpatient	19.9	27.4	23.2
LOS, mean (95% CI)	5.42 (3.56-7.27)	6.26 (4.89-7.63)	7.98 (5.52-10.44)
Outpatient	95.9	89.2de	100.0d
Skilled nursing	NR	4.6	4.6
Home health	6.2e	7.9	13.3

^aAD = patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who are adherent to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy; LOS = length of stay; nAD = patients with CVD and OSA who are not adherent to CPAP therapy; NR = not reported (sample size not adequate [n<11] to be reported from the Medicare data set).

^bGroup data are reported as the percentage of patients using these facilities per cohort except where noted otherwise.

^cPatients with cardiovascular disease but without obstructive sleep apnea.

^dP<.05 vs AD.

^eP<.05 vs control.