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Table 8 LPW odds ratio estimates accounting for BMI, age and ESS

From: The relationship between upper airway collapse and the severity of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a chart review

Effect

AHI

Point estimate

95 % confidence limits

LPW severe vs mild

severe

2.532

1.318

4.866

LPW severe vs mild

moderate

1.404

0.765

2.573

LPW moderate vs mild

severe

1.715

0.884

3.325

LPW moderate vs mild

moderate

1.214

0.682

2.161

BMI

severe

1.152

1.087

1.220

BMI

moderate

1.034

0.979

1.092

Age

severe

1.027

1.003

1.050

Age

moderate

1.020

0.999

1.041

ESS

severe

1.065

1.010

1.123

ESS

moderate

1.047

0.997

1.100

  1. This table shows the odds ratio estimates of OSAS severity (based on AHI) for different severities of LPW collapse after accounting for BMI, age and ESS. It also indicates the odds ratio estimates of OSAS severity (based on AHI) of BMI, age and ESS individually