Table 4

Prevalence ratios (95% CIs) of measures of sleep disordered breathing, sleep architecture, sleep fragmentation, sleep duration and high coronary artery calcification burden (CAC >400): the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis 2010–2013*

 CAC >400
Model 1Model 2Model 3
1 SDPR (95% CI)p ValuePR (95% CI)p ValuePR (95% CI)p Value
Hypoxaemia and disordered breathing
 Average oxygen saturation in sleep1.71.03 (0.83 to 1.29)0.771.04 (0.81 to 1.34)0.771.18 (0.89 to 1.56)0.25
 Percentage sleep time SAO2 <90%8.60.93 (0.68 to 1.29)0.680.93 (0.66 to 1.31)0.660.78 (0.52 to 1.19)0.25
 Percentage time in apnoea + hypopnoea12.41.02 (0.92 to 1.13)0.731.02 (0.92 to 1.13)0.721.04 (0.93 to 1.16)0.50
 Apnoea/hypopnea events per night1091.06 (0.95 to 1.19)0.301.06 (0.95 to 1.19)0.311.02 (0.90 to 1.16)0.76
 AHI (continuously measured)16.51.02 (0.91 to 1.14)0.801.02 (0.90 to 1.14)0.781.02 (0.91 to 1.15)0.71
Sleep architecture
 Percentage time in stage N39.00.86 (0.70 to 1.06)0.150.86 (0.70 to 1.06)0.150.77 (0.64 to 0.92)0.005
Sleep fragmentation
 Arousal index12.01.09 (0.97 to 1.21)0.151.09 (0.97 to 1.21)0.151.14 (1.02 to 1.27)0.02
 Arousal index—REM11.81.14 (1.01 to 1.30)0.041.15 (1.01 to 1.30)0.041.15 (1.02 to 1.29)0.02
 Arousal index—NREM12.81.08 (0.96 to 1.22)0.181.08 (0.96 to 1.21)0.181.14 (1.02 to 1.28)0.03
 Average sleep efficiency, %3.51.02 (0.92 to 1.14)0.681.02 (0.92 to 1.14)0.681.00 (0.89 to 1.13)0.97
 Average sleep WASO16.71.07 (0.97 to 1.19)0.191.07 (0.97 to 1.19)0.191.03 (0.91 to 1.17)0.62
Sleep duration
 399–444 minRefRefRef
 <399 min0.68 (0.49 to 0.95)0.020.66 (0.47 to 0.94)0.020.75 (0.55 to 1.03)0.08
 >444 min0.95 (0.68 to 1.32)0.740.94 (0.68 to 1.31)0.720.84 (0.56 to 1.26)0.40
 3 degrees of freedom test0.060.050.19
  • *All continuous variables have prevalence ratio expressed per SD increment.

  • Model 1: adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, sex, centre, education (<high school, high school or some college, college degree or higher), income (<US$20 K, US$20 K to <US$50 K, ≥US$50 K) and smoking status (current, former, never).

  • Model 2: adjusted for model 1 + BMI.

  • Model 3: adjusted for model 2 + traditional CVD risk factors (prevalent diabetes, systolic blood pressure, hypertension medication use, HDL-C, LDL-C, use of lipid-lowering medications).

  • AHI, Apnea-Hypopnea Index; BMI, body mass index; CVD, cardiovascular disease; PR, prevalence ratio; WASO, time wake after sleep onset.