Gender

MESA exam number vs Obstructive Apnea Index (REM, Supine): (Obstructive apneas with no oxygen desaturation threshold used only with arousal) / hour of REM sleep in supine position from type II polysomnography
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Exam 5 2,057 3.8 ± 10.4 0.0 0.0 120.0 180 2,237
Participant Age at MESA Sleep Visit vs Obstructive Apnea Index (REM, Supine): (Obstructive apneas with no oxygen desaturation threshold used only with arousal) / hour of REM sleep in supine position from type II polysomnography
Exam 5
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 2,057 3.8 ± 10.4 0.0 0.0 120.0 180 2,237
54.0 to 62.0 years 525 3.0 ± 8.8 0.0 0.0 72.0 35 560
62.0 to 69.0 years 532 5.0 ± 13.3 0.0 0.0 120.0 27 559
69.0 to 77.0 years 510 3.5 ± 9.8 0.0 0.0 87.3 49 559
77.0 to 95.0 years 490 3.5 ± 8.8 0.0 0.0 63.2 69 559
Gender of the participant vs Obstructive Apnea Index (REM, Supine): (Obstructive apneas with no oxygen desaturation threshold used only with arousal) / hour of REM sleep in supine position from type II polysomnography
Exam 5
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 2,057 3.8 ± 10.4 0.0 0.0 120.0 180 2,237
Female 1,103 2.6 ± 7.6 0.0 0.0 87.3 95 1,198
Male 954 5.2 ± 12.8 0.0 0.0 120.0 85 1,039
Race/ethnicity of the participant vs Obstructive Apnea Index (REM, Supine): (Obstructive apneas with no oxygen desaturation threshold used only with arousal) / hour of REM sleep in supine position from type II polysomnography
Exam 5
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 2,057 3.8 ± 10.4 0.0 0.0 120.0 180 2,237
White, Caucasian 743 2.8 ± 8.3 0.0 0.0 87.3 87 830
Chinese American 250 5.8 ± 12.2 0.0 0.0 64.4 15 265
Black, African-American 573 4.1 ± 10.7 0.0 0.0 75.0 43 616
Hispanic 491 3.9 ± 11.6 0.0 0.0 120.0 35 526