Gender

MESA exam number vs Apnea-Hypopnea Index: (Apneas with no oxygen desaturation threshold used and with or without arousal+ hypopneas with > 30% flow reduction and >= 4% oxygen desaturation or with arousal) / hour of sleep from type II polysomnography
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Exam 5 2,057 20.1 ± 17.7 14.6 0.0 104.2 180 2,237
Participant Age at MESA Sleep Visit vs Apnea-Hypopnea Index: (Apneas with no oxygen desaturation threshold used and with or without arousal+ hypopneas with > 30% flow reduction and >= 4% oxygen desaturation or with arousal) / hour of sleep from type II polysomnography
Exam 5
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 2,057 20.1 ± 17.7 14.6 0.0 104.2 180 2,237
54.0 to 62.0 years 525 17.6 ± 17.6 11.8 0.0 104.2 35 560
62.0 to 69.0 years 532 20.7 ± 18.8 14.7 0.1 97.5 27 559
69.0 to 77.0 years 510 20.2 ± 16.9 14.7 0.0 83.6 49 559
77.0 to 95.0 years 490 21.9 ± 17.3 17.5 0.4 101.7 69 559
Gender of the participant vs Apnea-Hypopnea Index: (Apneas with no oxygen desaturation threshold used and with or without arousal+ hypopneas with > 30% flow reduction and >= 4% oxygen desaturation or with arousal) / hour of sleep from type II polysomnography
Exam 5
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 2,057 20.1 ± 17.7 14.6 0.0 104.2 180 2,237
Female 1,103 15.7 ± 14.8 11.4 0.0 97.5 95 1,198
Male 954 25.2 ± 19.5 19.6 0.3 104.2 85 1,039
Race/ethnicity of the participant vs Apnea-Hypopnea Index: (Apneas with no oxygen desaturation threshold used and with or without arousal+ hypopneas with > 30% flow reduction and >= 4% oxygen desaturation or with arousal) / hour of sleep from type II polysomnography
Exam 5
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 2,057 20.1 ± 17.7 14.6 0.0 104.2 180 2,237
White, Caucasian 743 19.2 ± 17.0 13.7 0.0 97.5 87 830
Chinese American 250 20.9 ± 17.4 15.9 0.0 84.3 15 265
Black, African-American 573 19.2 ± 18.4 13.2 0.1 104.2 43 616
Hispanic 491 22.1 ± 18.1 16.9 0.0 101.7 35 526