Table 4

Association of sleep medication use with outcomes other than mortality

Age adjustedAdjusted for age +3 primary confounders
OutcomeHypnotic use 5+/weekHypnotic use 5+/week
 HRχ2**CIHRχ2**CI
Myocardial infarction1.3521.71.191.531.020.050.891.15
Stroke1.3518.11.171.541.091.50.951.25
Diabetes1.1714.91.081.270.8515.40.780.92
Breast cancer1.113.71.001.221.124.71.011.24
Colon cancer0.706.40.530.920.649.70.490.85
Lung cancer1.5820.61.301.921.172.30.961.43
Colorectal cancer0.716.80.550.920.6610.20.510.85
Lymphoma1.090.30.791.521.040.050.741.45
Melanoma1.355.21.041.741.5310.41.181.99
Ovary cancer0.940.10.651.360.930.10.641.36
  • *If χ2 ≥ 9.5, p<0.05. If χ2 ≥ 22.7, p<0.0001.

  • **If χ2 ≥ 3.84, p<0.05. If χ2 ≥ 14.4, p<0.0001.