Assessing the risk of obstructive sleep apnoea–hypopnoea syndrome in elderly home care patients with chronic multimorbidity: a cross-sectional screening study

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Table 1 Main characteristics of the 490 study participants

Characteristic	n	Prevalence (%)	95 % CI (%)
Male sex	248	50.6	46.2–55.0
Age (years)
65–79	314	64.1	59.7–68.2
≥80	176	35.9	31.8–40.3
Smoking status
Current	44	9.0	6.7–11.9
Former	138	28.2	24.3–32.3
Never	308	62.9	58.5–67.0
Most prevalent chronic morbidities
Hypertension	257	52.4	48.0–56.9
Obesity	217	44.3	39.9–48.7
Cardiovascular disease^a	172	35.1	31.0–39.5
Diabetes mellitus	117	23.9	20.3–27.9
Mental health disorder^b	61	12.4	9.8–15.7
Stroke	24	4.9	3.3–7.2
Depression	21	4.3	2.8–6.5
Number of chronic morbidities
0–1	177	36.1	32.0–40.5
2	138	28.2	24.3–32.3
3	93	19.0	15.7–22.7
≥4	82	16.7	13.7–20.3
Screening assessment of sleep-related disorders
Low pre-test risk for OSAHS	238	48.6	44.2–53.0
High pre-test risk for OSAHS	164	33.5	29.4–37.8
EDS	57	11.6	9.1–14.8
EDS and high risk for OSAHS	42	8.6	6.4–11.4

CI confidence interval, OSAHS obstructive sleep apnoea–hypopnoea syndrome, EDS excessive daytime sleepiness
^aIncludes congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease and arrhythmias
^bIncludes anxiety, psychotic disorder and dementia