Name
lyngdwn5
Label
Epworth Sleepiness Scale: Chance of dozing while lying down in the afternoon when circumstances permit
Description

Item from the Epworth Sleepiness Scale Johns MW 1991 (PubMed ID: 1798888)

Original question: What is the chance that you would doze off or fall asleep (or just "feel tired") in each of the following situations? 12e. Lying down to rest in the afternoon when circumstances permit

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Domain
dozingchance
  • 1: No chance
  • 2: Slight chance
  • 3: Moderate chance
  • 4: High chance
Type
choices
Epworth Sleepiness Scale: Chance of dozing while lying down in the afternoon when circumstances permit vs MESA exam number
Exam 5
Total 2,237
No chance 531
Slight chance 560
Moderate chance 525
High chance 602
Unknown 19
Epworth Sleepiness Scale: Chance of dozing while lying down in the afternoon when circumstances permit vs Participant Age at MESA Sleep Visit
Exam 5
54.0 to 62.0 years 62.0 to 69.0 years 69.0 to 77.0 years 77.0 to 95.0 years Total
Total 560 559 559 559 2,237
No chance 107 136 127 161 531
Slight chance 137 138 154 131 560
Moderate chance 132 139 139 115 525
High chance 179 146 133 144 602
Unknown 5 - 6 8 19
Epworth Sleepiness Scale: Chance of dozing while lying down in the afternoon when circumstances permit vs Gender of the participant
Exam 5
Female Male Total
Total 1,198 1,039 2,237
No chance 324 207 531
Slight chance 321 239 560
Moderate chance 278 247 525
High chance 265 337 602
Unknown 10 9 19
Epworth Sleepiness Scale: Chance of dozing while lying down in the afternoon when circumstances permit vs Race/ethnicity of the participant
Exam 5
White, Caucasian Chinese American Black, African-American Hispanic Total
Total 830 265 616 526 2,237
No chance 172 89 117 153 531
Slight chance 199 73 150 138 560
Moderate chance 190 50 158 127 525
High chance 265 45 188 104 602
Unknown 4 8 3 4 19