Race/Ethnicity

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 >= 3% oxygen desaturation and with or without arousal) / hour of sleep from type II polysomnography
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Exam 5 2,056 19.7 ± 18.7 13.8 0.0 110.8 181 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 >= 3% oxygen desaturation and with or without arousal) / hour of sleep from type II polysomnography
Exam 5
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 2,056 19.7 ± 18.7 13.8 0.0 110.8 181 2,237
54.0 to 62.0 years 525 17.6 ± 18.8 11.1 0.0 110.8 35 560
62.0 to 69.0 years 531 20.5 ± 20.1 14.4 0.0 102.0 28 559
69.0 to 77.0 years 510 20.0 ± 18.0 14.8 0.0 95.8 49 559
77.0 to 95.0 years 490 20.8 ± 17.7 15.8 0.0 103.6 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 >= 3% oxygen desaturation and with or without arousal) / hour of sleep from type II polysomnography
Exam 5
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 2,056 19.7 ± 18.7 13.8 0.0 110.8 181 2,237
Female 1,102 15.7 ± 16.3 10.4 0.0 110.2 96 1,198
Male 954 24.4 ± 20.2 19.4 0.0 110.8 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 >= 3% oxygen desaturation and with or without arousal) / hour of sleep from type II polysomnography
Exam 5
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 2,056 19.7 ± 18.7 13.8 0.0 110.8 181 2,237
White, Caucasian 742 18.7 ± 18.1 12.3 0.0 102.0 88 830
Chinese American 250 20.0 ± 18.2 14.8 0.0 85.9 15 265
Black, African-American 573 19.3 ± 19.6 12.7 0.0 110.8 43 616
Hispanic 491 21.8 ± 18.7 16.3 0.0 103.6 35 526