“…One of the excluded studies, the Nutritional Health And Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) study, was published as a conference abstract. 25 The study was excluded because only 9.5% of the participants were diabetic, and it was unclear whether the self-reported sleep apnea was central or OSA. Multivariate regression analysis demonstrated that when DM and sleep apnea coexist, the risk of micro-albuminuria was three-fold higher (OR 3.4, 95% CI: 1.80-6.39) and risk of macro-albuminuria was 11 times greater (OR 11.39, 95% CI: 4.60-28.42) after adjusting for confounders.…”