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Obstructive sleep apnea and injury events in Taiwanese adults: A retrospective cohort study.
- Source :
- Journal of Nursing Scholarship; Jan2022, Vol. 54 Issue 1, p38-45, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) diagnosis and diverse types of injuries. Design: This population‐based retrospective cohort study compared records from 2000 to 2013 in the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database. Methods: 3025 patients identified with OSA were compared against the control cohort consisting of 12,100 age‐ and sex‐matched patients. Cox proportional hazards regression analysis was performed to estimate the effects of OSA on injury risk. Findings: Patients with OSA exhibited a significantly higher overall incidence of injury of 2599 per 100,000 person‐years compared to the control cohort (2248 per 100,000 person‐years). After the confounding factors were considered, subjects with OSA showed a higher risk of injury than subjects in the control group (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] = 1.78, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.64–1.93). The risk of unintentional injury (traffic, poisoning, falls) and intentional injury (suicide) in the group of patients with OSA was higher than that in the controls. Conclusions: Our study strongly supports the conclusion that adults with OSA are at increased risk of injury. Clinical relevance: The present results indicate the significance of OSA as a predictor of injury risk, which will provide valuable information for clinical practice and injury prevention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- INJURY risk factors
CONFIDENCE intervals
LOG-rank test
RETROSPECTIVE studies
REGRESSION analysis
RISK assessment
SLEEP apnea syndromes
CHI-squared test
KAPLAN-Meier estimator
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
RESEARCH funding
DATA analysis software
PROPORTIONAL hazards models
LONGITUDINAL method
DISEASE complications
ADULTS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15276546
- Volume :
- 54
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Nursing Scholarship
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 154959563
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.12697