Table 2

Morbidities 3 years after a diagnosis of sleep apnoea by major disease groups

Obstructive sleep apnoea
OR*
95% CI
Disease groupCases N (%)Control N (%)EstimateLowerUpperp Value
Infectious and parasitic diseases78 (3.0)158 (1.5)1.000.761.310.9764
Neoplasms24 (0.9)48 (0.5)0.980.601.600.9356
Blood and immunological diseases9 (0.3)29 (0.3)0.850.411.780.6704
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases63 (2.4)65 (0.6)1.781.292.450.0004
Mental and psychiatric disorders49 (1.9)104 (1.0)1.220.881.700.2268
Nervous system disorders185 (7.2)81 (0.8)3.162.583.890.0000
Diseases of the eye and adnexa65 (2.5)81 (1.1)1.090.811.460.5669
Ear, nose and throat diseases101 (3.9)143 (1.4)1.451.141.840.0022
Circulatory/cardiovascular diseases17 (0.7)23 (0.2)1.090.582.050.7818
Respiratory diseases363 (14.1)510 (5.0)1.941.702.22<0.0001
Gastrointestinal diseases113 (4.4)243 (2.4)1.140.911.430.2563
Skin and subcutaneous tissue diseases63 (2.4)114 (1.1)1.421.061.890.0193
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diseases93 (3.6)217 (2.1)1.291.011.640.0390
Genitourinary diseases53 (2.1)195 (1.9)0.920.681.250.6005
Pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium8 (0.3)31 (0.3)0.730.301.750.4751
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period23 (0.9)15 (0.1)2.241.303.840.0036
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities172 (6.7)209 (2.0)1.831.512.22<0.0001
Abnormal clinical and laboratory findings252 (9.8)452 (4.4)1.371.171.600.0001
Injury, poisoning and certain other external causes874 (34.0)2971 (28.9)1.161.061.270.0018
External causes of morbidity and mortality0 (0.0)3 (0.0)0.00
Other factors influencing health status and contact with health services562 (21.9)1274 (12.4)1.351.201.51<0.0001
  • *Conditional logit, baseline: no morbidity.