Age

MESA exam number vs Arousal Index: Number of arousals per hour of sleep from type II polysomnography
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Exam 5 2,035 22.3 ± 12.1 19.8 1.7 97.7 202 2,237
Participant Age at MESA Sleep Visit vs Arousal Index: Number of arousals per hour of sleep from type II polysomnography
Exam 5
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 2,035 22.3 ± 12.1 19.8 1.7 97.7 202 2,237
54.0 to 62.0 years 518 20.3 ± 11.0 18.2 1.7 78.3 42 560
62.0 to 69.0 years 526 22.6 ± 12.5 18.9 3.4 86.0 33 559
69.0 to 77.0 years 507 22.7 ± 12.2 20.3 3.5 97.7 52 559
77.0 to 95.0 years 484 23.8 ± 12.3 21.7 2.3 72.4 75 559
Gender of the participant vs Arousal Index: Number of arousals per hour of sleep from type II polysomnography
Exam 5
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 2,035 22.3 ± 12.1 19.8 1.7 97.7 202 2,237
Female 1,094 19.7 ± 10.2 17.5 1.7 76.5 104 1,198
Male 941 25.4 ± 13.2 22.3 3.5 97.7 98 1,039
Race/ethnicity of the participant vs Arousal Index: Number of arousals per hour of sleep from type II polysomnography
Exam 5
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 2,035 22.3 ± 12.1 19.8 1.7 97.7 202 2,237
White, Caucasian 741 22.9 ± 12.4 19.9 1.7 97.7 89 830
Chinese American 247 22.6 ± 11.3 20.5 5.5 66.5 18 265
Black, African-American 564 20.9 ± 11.5 18.4 2.3 78.3 52 616
Hispanic 483 23.1 ± 12.4 20.2 3.5 74.0 43 526