Table 5– Relationship between sleep disordered breathing parameters and growth rate of melanoma as a continuous variable
β-coefficientStudent’s tp-value95% CI
Model 1#0.0334.160.0010.017–0.049
Model 20.0280.460.0040.009–0.047
Model 3+0.0263.260.0020.010–0.042

  • Logistic regression models using apnoea–hypopnoea index as a dependent variable in model 1, oxygen desaturation index (ODI)3% in model 2 and ODI4% in model 3, and age, sex and body mass index as confounders. #: R2=0.29; : R2=0.21; +: R2=0.22.