Gender

MESA exam number vs Percentage of total sleep duration: (apneas with no oxygen desaturation threshold used and with or without arousal + hypopneas with > 30% flow reduction and > 3% oxygen desaturation or with arousal) from type II polysomnography
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Exam 5 2,027 14.9 ± 13.2 10.7 0.0 76.0 210 2,237
Participant Age at MESA Sleep Visit vs Percentage of total sleep duration: (apneas with no oxygen desaturation threshold used and with or without arousal + hypopneas with > 30% flow reduction and > 3% oxygen desaturation or with arousal) from type II polysomnography
Exam 5
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 2,027 14.9 ± 13.2 10.7 0.0 76.0 210 2,237
54.0 to 62.0 years 518 12.5 ± 12.3 8.3 0.0 71.5 42 560
62.0 to 69.0 years 527 14.8 ± 13.4 11.0 0.1 72.9 32 559
69.0 to 77.0 years 502 15.2 ± 12.9 11.2 0.0 66.5 57 559
77.0 to 95.0 years 480 17.2 ± 14.0 12.9 0.2 76.0 79 559
Gender of the participant vs Percentage of total sleep duration: (apneas with no oxygen desaturation threshold used and with or without arousal + hypopneas with > 30% flow reduction and > 3% oxygen desaturation or with arousal) from type II polysomnography
Exam 5
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 2,027 14.9 ± 13.2 10.7 0.0 76.0 210 2,237
Female 1,088 11.1 ± 10.0 8.1 0.0 76.0 110 1,198
Male 939 19.4 ± 15.0 14.8 0.4 72.9 100 1,039
Race/ethnicity of the participant vs Percentage of total sleep duration: (apneas with no oxygen desaturation threshold used and with or without arousal + hypopneas with > 30% flow reduction and > 3% oxygen desaturation or with arousal) from type II polysomnography
Exam 5
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 2,027 14.9 ± 13.2 10.7 0.0 76.0 210 2,237
White, Caucasian 730 14.4 ± 12.4 10.5 0.0 76.0 100 830
Chinese American 244 16.9 ± 14.7 12.7 0.0 69.7 21 265
Black, African-American 568 13.5 ± 13.1 9.0 0.04 71.5 48 616
Hispanic 485 16.4 ± 13.6 12.6 0.0 72.9 41 526