Fig. 2
From: Lower respiratory tract infections among newly diagnosed sleep apnea patients
Incidence of viral and bacterial LRTI before and after diagnosis of sleep apnea or control event, stratified per year from sleep apnea diagnosis. Incidence is expressed as cases per 100 patient years, and 95% confidence intervals (CI) are depicted. Risk ratio (RR) of any LRTI with accompanying 95% CI is presented for sleep apnea patients vs. their matched controls in each time window. The background LRTI rates in the general population are depicted to account for dynamics of infectious disease epidemiology