Association between sex steroid hormones and obstructive sleep apnea among US adults: Data from the 2015 to 2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Medicine (Baltimore) · 2025 · PMC12517958 · PMID 41088684

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The quartile analysis of SHBG demonstrated a dose-response relationship (Q4 vs Q1 in model 3: OR = 0.61, P = .008), with a significant trend test ( P ≤ .002).

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This intermediate rise suggested a potential risk increase, though the association did not reach statistical significance, consistent with the nonsignificant finding from the piecewise model.

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