Race/Ethnicity

MESA exam number vs Number of periodic limb movements with arousal during total sleep duration from type II polysomnography
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Exam 5 2,057 8.8 ± 19.7 1.0 0.0 267.0 180 2,237
Participant Age at MESA Sleep Visit vs Number of periodic limb movements with arousal during total sleep duration from type II polysomnography
Exam 5
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 2,057 8.8 ± 19.7 1.0 0.0 267.0 180 2,237
54.0 to 62.0 years 525 5.5 ± 12.2 0.0 0.0 106.0 35 560
62.0 to 69.0 years 532 6.4 ± 15.7 0.0 0.0 128.0 27 559
69.0 to 77.0 years 510 9.5 ± 21.4 1.0 0.0 238.0 49 559
77.0 to 95.0 years 490 14.2 ± 26.0 4.0 0.0 267.0 69 559
Gender of the participant vs Number of periodic limb movements with arousal during total sleep duration from type II polysomnography
Exam 5
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 2,057 8.8 ± 19.7 1.0 0.0 267.0 180 2,237
Female 1,103 8.5 ± 17.8 1.0 0.0 164.0 95 1,198
Male 954 9.2 ± 21.6 1.0 0.0 267.0 85 1,039
Race/ethnicity of the participant vs Number of periodic limb movements with arousal during total sleep duration from type II polysomnography
Exam 5
N Mean StdDev Median Min Max Unknown Total
Total 2,057 8.8 ± 19.7 1.0 0.0 267.0 180 2,237
White, Caucasian 743 11.6 ± 22.3 2.0 0.0 238.0 87 830
Chinese American 250 9.0 ± 18.4 1.0 0.0 115.0 15 265
Black, African-American 573 4.9 ± 12.8 0.0 0.0 128.0 43 616
Hispanic 491 9.0 ± 21.8 1.0 0.0 267.0 35 526