Research Article

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients Having Surgery Are Less Associated with Glaucoma

Table 1

The results of comparing baseline demographic status and comorbidity between comparison cohort and sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) cohort.

VariableComparison cohort
OSA cohort
value
(%) (%)

Age, years (SD)*45.1 (14.9)45.1 (14.8)0.9233
Follow-up, years (SD)
 Without glaucoma 4.4 (2.6)4.5 (2.5)<0.0001
 With glaucoma3.4 (2.6)3.0 (2.5)
Sex>0.99
 Female2244 (22.2)561 (22.2)
 Male7868 (77.8)1967 (77.8)
Management for OSA
 Without treatment 1431 (56.6)
 With surgery only296 (11.7)
 With CPAP only617 (24.4)
 OSA with multiple modality184 (7.3)
Comorbidity
 Without any comorbidity7273 (71.9)1265 (50.0)<0.0001
 Hypertension1975 (19.5)902 (35.7)<0.0001
 Diabetes764 (7.6)264 (10.4)<0.0001
 CAD830 (8.2)498 (19.7)<0.0001
 Hyperlipidemia1433 (14.2)755 (29.9)<0.0001

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