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Table 3 Follow-up and study outcomes

From: Sleep disordered breathing and cardiovascular risk in older patients initiating dialysis in the United States: a retrospective observational study using medicare data

Outcome

SDB-

SDB+

Death

N = 169,096

N = 15,121

Number of events

103,731

8248

Person-time at risk (years)

271,789

22,434

Incidence rate (events/100 person-years)

38.2

36.8

Myocardial infarction (non-fatal or fatal)

N = 142,355

N = 12,525

Number of events

16,217

1241

Person-time at risk (years)

216,722

17,639

Incidence rate (events/100 person-years)

7.48

7.04

Ischemic stroke (non-fatal or fatal)

N = 140,795

N = 12,399

Number of events

8604

576

Person-time at risk (years)

222,419

17,962

Incidence rate (events/100 person-years)

3.87

3.21

Incident atrial fibrillation

N = 116,425

N = 8644

Number of events

30,745

2369

Person-time at risk (years)

166,609

11,416

Incidence rate (events/100 person-years)

18.5

20.8