Gender

MESA exam number vs Arousal Index (NREM): Number of arousals per hour of NREM sleep from type II polysomnography
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Exam 5 2,035 23.2 ± 12.9 20.4 1.3 105.1 202 2,237
Participant Age at MESA Sleep Visit vs Arousal Index (NREM): Number of arousals per hour of NREM sleep from type II polysomnography
Exam 5
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 2,035 23.2 ± 12.9 20.4 1.3 105.1 202 2,237
54.0 to 62.0 years 518 20.6 ± 11.7 18.5 1.3 78.1 42 560
62.0 to 69.0 years 526 23.1 ± 13.3 19.5 2.7 89.9 33 559
69.0 to 77.0 years 507 23.8 ± 13.0 21.2 3.3 105.1 52 559
77.0 to 95.0 years 484 25.3 ± 13.2 23.5 2.1 80.9 75 559
Gender of the participant vs Arousal Index (NREM): Number of arousals per hour of NREM sleep from type II polysomnography
Exam 5
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 2,035 23.2 ± 12.9 20.4 1.3 105.1 202 2,237
Female 1,094 20.4 ± 11.0 18.2 1.3 77.7 104 1,198
Male 941 26.4 ± 14.1 23.4 2.9 105.1 98 1,039
Race/ethnicity of the participant vs Arousal Index (NREM): Number of arousals per hour of NREM sleep from type II polysomnography
Exam 5
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 2,035 23.2 ± 12.9 20.4 1.3 105.1 202 2,237
White, Caucasian 741 23.9 ± 13.3 21.3 1.3 105.1 89 830
Chinese American 247 23.3 ± 12.0 21.0 4.9 66.5 18 265
Black, African-American 564 21.5 ± 12.1 18.8 2.1 78.1 52 616
Hispanic 483 23.9 ± 13.3 20.5 3.3 80.9 43 526