Race/Ethnicity

MESA exam number vs Obstructive Apnea-Hypopnea Index: (Obstructive apneas with no oxygen desaturation threshold used and with or without arousal+ hypopneas with > 30% flow reduction and >= 3% oxygen desaturation or with arousal) / hour of sleep from type II polysomnography
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Exam 5 2,057 23.7 ± 19.2 18.0 0.0 111.8 180 2,237
Participant Age at MESA Sleep Visit vs Obstructive Apnea-Hypopnea Index: (Obstructive apneas with no oxygen desaturation threshold used and with or without arousal+ hypopneas with > 30% flow reduction and >= 3% 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 23.7 ± 19.2 18.0 0.0 111.8 180 2,237
54.0 to 62.0 years 525 20.9 ± 19.3 14.8 0.0 111.8 35 560
62.0 to 69.0 years 532 24.5 ± 20.8 18.2 0.1 104.3 27 559
69.0 to 77.0 years 510 24.1 ± 18.6 19.0 0.0 100.2 49 559
77.0 to 95.0 years 490 25.3 ± 17.6 21.1 0.4 91.7 69 559
Gender of the participant vs Obstructive Apnea-Hypopnea Index: (Obstructive apneas with no oxygen desaturation threshold used and with or without arousal+ hypopneas with > 30% flow reduction and >= 3% 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 23.7 ± 19.2 18.0 0.0 111.8 180 2,237
Female 1,103 19.3 ± 16.9 14.6 0.0 110.6 95 1,198
Male 954 28.8 ± 20.4 23.7 0.9 111.8 85 1,039
Race/ethnicity of the participant vs Obstructive Apnea-Hypopnea Index: (Obstructive apneas with no oxygen desaturation threshold used and with or without arousal+ hypopneas with > 30% flow reduction and >= 3% 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 23.7 ± 19.2 18.0 0.0 111.8 180 2,237
White, Caucasian 743 22.9 ± 18.8 17.1 0.0 104.3 87 830
Chinese American 250 24.0 ± 18.7 19.5 0.1 94.1 15 265
Black, African-American 573 22.6 ± 19.8 16.8 0.1 111.8 43 616
Hispanic 491 25.9 ± 19.1 20.9 0.0 93.4 35 526