Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients Having Surgery Are Less Associated with Glaucoma
Table 3
Glaucoma incidence rates and multiple Cox regression model measured hazard rates ratio among comparison cohort and OSA cohort with different managements.
Variable
Event
PYs
Rate
Crude HR (95% CI)
Adjusted HR (95% CI)
Comparison cohort
191
44535
42.89
ref
ref
OSA without treatment
62
6018
103.02
2.41 (1.81–3.21)
2.15 (1.60–2.88)
OSA with surgery only
7
1407
49.75
1.15 (0.54–2.45)
1.53 (0.72–3.29)
With pharyngeal surgery
5
858
58.25
1.34 (0.55–3.27)
1.86 (0.76–4.56)
With nasal surgery
2
549
36.45
0.84 (0.21–3.38)
1.14 (0.28–4.62)
OSA with CPAP only
27
2712
99.55
2.34 (1.56–3.50)
1.65 (1.09–2.49)
OSA with multiple modality
5
972
51.46
1.16 (0.48–2.82)
1.25 (0.51–3.04)
Model adjusted for age, sex, hypertension, diabetes, CAD, and hyperlipidemia. PYs: person-years; rate: incidence rate, per 10,000 person-years.
