Table 1 Distribution and prevalence by sex, age, clinical characteristics, and hospital outcomes of patients hospitalized with pulmonary embolism (PE) according to the presence of obstructive sleep apnea.

From: Sex-differences in the effect of obstructive sleep apnea on patients hospitalized with pulmonary embolism and on in-hospital mortality

 

Distribution

OSA prevalence

OSA

No OSA

p-valuea

%

p-valueb

Total

2561 (5.47)

44,233 (94.53)

 

5.47

–

Men, n (%)

1649 (64.39)

20,133 (45.52)

< 0.001

7.57

< 0.001

Women, n (%)

912 (35.61)

24,100 (54.48)

3.65

Age, mean (SD)

68.38 (12.21)

70.77 (15.85)

< 0.001

NA

–

18–54 years

372 (14.53)

7180 (16.23)

< 0.001

4.93

< 0.001

55–64 years

480 (18.74)

5892 (13.32)

7.53

65–74 years

836 (32.64)

9578 (21.65)

8.03

75–84 years

708 (27.65)

12,778 (28.89)

5.25

85 years or over

165 (6.44)

8805 (19.91)

1.84

CCI, mean (SD)

1.10 (0.97)

0.83 (0.73)

< 0.001

NA

–

CCI = 0, n (%)

884 (34.52)

19,405 (43.87)

< 0.001

4.36

< 0.001

CCI 1–2, n (%)

899 (35.1)

15,915 (35.98)

5.35

CCI > 2, n (%)

778 (30.38)

8913 (20.15)

8.03

LOHS days, median (IQR)

8 (6)

7 (6)

0.015

NA

–

IHM, n (%)

99 (3.87)

2897 (6.55)

< 0.001

NA

–

  1. OSA Obstructive sleep apnea, CCI Charlson comorbidity index, LOHS Length of hospital stay, IHM In-hospital mortality, SD Standard deviation, IQR Interquartile range, NA Not applicable.
  2. aP value for comparison of OSA with non-OSA patients.
  3. bP value for association of the prevalence of OSA according to sex, age groups, and CCI categories.
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