Research Article

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients Having Surgery Are Less Associated with Glaucoma

Table 2

Incidence rates of glaucoma and multiple Cox regression model measured hazard rates ratio between two study cohorts.

VariableComparison cohortOSA cohortCrude HR (95% CI)Adjusted HR (95% CI)
EventPYsRateEventPYsRate

Total1914453542.891011110990.912.12 (1.67–2.70)1.88 (1.46–2.42)
Age group
 0–44422243418.7229557652.012.77 (1.73–4.45)2.42 (1.48–3.96)
 45–54541198045.0826301986.121.90 (1.19–3.03)1.64 (1.00–2.68)
 ≧55951012193.86462514182.951.95 (1.37–2.78)1.65 (1.14–2.40)
Sex
 Female44935047.06302309129.942.75 (1.73–4.38)2.23 (1.37–3.65)
 Male1473518541.7871880180.681.93 (1.45–2.56)1.75 (1.30–2.35)
Comorbidity
 Without any comorbidity*843270325.6930567152.92.06 (1.36–3.13)2.40 (1.58–3.66)
Hypertension
 No1063646429.0751723570.492.43 (1.74–3.39)2.48 (1.76–3.50)
 Yes858071105.31503875129.051.22 (0.86–1.73)1.37 (0.96–1.97)
Diabetes
 No1574150437.83841002283.822.22 (1.70–2.89)1.99 (1.50–2.62)
 Yes343031112.17171087156.321.34 (0.75–2.41)1.29 (0.70–2.38)
CAD
 No1594114838.6468896275.871.96 (1.48–2.61)1.96 (1.46–2.62)
 Yes32338794.47332147153.71.60 (0.98–2.60)1.66 (1.01–2.72)
Hyperlipidemia
 No1403872436.1560794475.532.09 (1.54–2.83)1.95 (1.42–2.66)
 Yes51581187.77413166129.511.46 (0.97–2.21)1.60 (1.05–2.43)

Model adjusted for age, sex, hypertension, diabetes, CAD, and hyperlipidemia.
*Model adjusted for age and sex.
PYs: person-years; rate: incidence rate, per 10,000 person-years.