Race/Ethnicity

MESA exam number vs Central Apnea Index (Supine): (Central apeneas with no oxygen desaturation threshold used and with or without arousal) / hour of sleep in supine position from type II polysomnography
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Exam 5 1,917 0.9 ± 3.9 0.0 0.0 60.0 320 2,237
Participant Age at MESA Sleep Visit vs Central Apnea Index (Supine): (Central apeneas with no oxygen desaturation threshold used and with or without arousal) / hour of sleep in supine position from type II polysomnography
Exam 5
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 1,917 0.9 ± 3.9 0.0 0.0 60.0 320 2,237
54.0 to 62.0 years 506 0.8 ± 3.5 0.0 0.0 52.5 54 560
62.0 to 69.0 years 498 0.7 ± 2.7 0.0 0.0 30.0 61 559
69.0 to 77.0 years 480 1.0 ± 4.1 0.0 0.0 60.0 79 559
77.0 to 95.0 years 433 1.4 ± 5.3 0.0 0.0 60.0 126 559
Gender of the participant vs Central Apnea Index (Supine): (Central apeneas with no oxygen desaturation threshold used and with or without arousal) / hour of sleep in supine position from type II polysomnography
Exam 5
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 1,917 0.9 ± 3.9 0.0 0.0 60.0 320 2,237
Female 1,014 0.3 ± 1.2 0.0 0.0 21.1 184 1,198
Male 903 1.7 ± 5.5 0.0 0.0 60.0 136 1,039
Race/ethnicity of the participant vs Central Apnea Index (Supine): (Central apeneas with no oxygen desaturation threshold used and with or without arousal) / hour of sleep in supine position from type II polysomnography
Exam 5
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 1,917 0.9 ± 3.9 0.0 0.0 60.0 320 2,237
White, Caucasian 677 1.2 ± 4.8 0.0 0.0 60.0 153 830
Chinese American 240 0.7 ± 2.1 0.0 0.0 19.2 25 265
Black, African-American 539 0.8 ± 3.0 0.0 0.0 30.0 77 616
Hispanic 461 0.9 ± 4.2 0.0 0.0 60.0 65 526