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Name
quietly5
Label
Epworth Sleepiness Scale: Chance of dozing while sitting quietly after lunch without alcohol
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? 12g. Sitting quietly after lunch without alcohol

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Domain
dozingchance
  • 1: No chance
  • 2: Slight chance
  • 3: Moderate chance
  • 4: High chance
Type
choices
Tags
epworth ess_7afterlunch subjective_sleepiness
Epworth Sleepiness Scale: Chance of dozing while sitting quietly after lunch without alcohol vs MESA exam number
Exam 5
Total 2,237
No chance 1,321
Slight chance 537
Moderate chance 235
High chance 124
Unknown 20
Epworth Sleepiness Scale: Chance of dozing while sitting quietly after lunch without alcohol 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 317 342 334 328 1,321
Slight chance 136 141 131 129 537
Moderate chance 58 56 55 66 235
High chance 44 20 32 28 124
Unknown 5 - 7 8 20
Epworth Sleepiness Scale: Chance of dozing while sitting quietly after lunch without alcohol vs Gender of the participant
Exam 5
Female Male Total
Total 1,198 1,039 2,237
No chance 756 565 1,321
Slight chance 269 268 537
Moderate chance 103 132 235
High chance 59 65 124
Unknown 11 9 20
Epworth Sleepiness Scale: Chance of dozing while sitting quietly after lunch without alcohol 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 537 169 304 311 1,321
Slight chance 190 56 175 116 537
Moderate chance 64 19 87 65 235
High chance 34 13 47 30 124
Unknown 5 8 3 4 20