Race/Ethnicity

MESA exam number vs Central Apnea Index: (Central apneas with >= 4% oxygen desaturation threshold used or with arousal) / hour of sleep from type II polysomnography
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Exam 5 2,035 0.4 ± 1.7 0.0 0.0 49.1 202 2,237
Participant Age at MESA Sleep Visit vs Central Apnea Index: (Central apneas with >= 4% oxygen desaturation threshold used or with arousal) / hour of sleep from type II polysomnography
Exam 5
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 2,035 0.4 ± 1.7 0.0 0.0 49.1 202 2,237
54.0 to 62.0 years 518 0.3 ± 2.3 0.0 0.0 49.1 42 560
62.0 to 69.0 years 526 0.3 ± 0.8 0.0 0.0 9.5 33 559
69.0 to 77.0 years 507 0.3 ± 1.2 0.0 0.0 12.3 52 559
77.0 to 95.0 years 484 0.6 ± 2.2 0.0 0.0 29.3 75 559
Gender of the participant vs Central Apnea Index: (Central apneas with >= 4% oxygen desaturation threshold used or with arousal) / hour of sleep from type II polysomnography
Exam 5
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 2,035 0.4 ± 1.7 0.0 0.0 49.1 202 2,237
Female 1,094 0.1 ± 0.6 0.0 0.0 12.3 104 1,198
Male 941 0.7 ± 2.5 0.0 0.0 49.1 98 1,039
Race/ethnicity of the participant vs Central Apnea Index: (Central apneas with >= 4% oxygen desaturation threshold used or with arousal) / hour of sleep from type II polysomnography
Exam 5
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 2,035 0.4 ± 1.7 0.0 0.0 49.1 202 2,237
White, Caucasian 741 0.4 ± 2.2 0.0 0.0 49.1 89 830
Chinese American 247 0.4 ± 1.6 0.0 0.0 19.2 18 265
Black, African-American 564 0.3 ± 1.2 0.0 0.0 11.7 52 616
Hispanic 483 0.4 ± 1.7 0.0 0.0 29.3 43 526