Age

Frequency of excessive sleepiness during the day in the last 4 weeks vs MESA exam number
Exam 5
Total 2,237
No, not in the past 4 weeks 1,242
Yes, less than once a week 207
Yes, 1 or 2 times a week 386
Yes, 3 or 4 times a week 197
Yes, 5 or more times a week 182
Unknown 23
Frequency of excessive sleepiness during the day in the last 4 weeks 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, not in the past 4 weeks 282 324 317 319 1,242
Yes, less than once a week 61 53 52 41 207
Yes, 1 or 2 times a week 106 99 90 91 386
Yes, 3 or 4 times a week 57 45 46 49 197
Yes, 5 or more times a week 49 38 46 49 182
Unknown 5 - 8 10 23
Frequency of excessive sleepiness during the day in the last 4 weeks vs Gender of the participant
Exam 5
Female Male Total
Total 1,198 1,039 2,237
No, not in the past 4 weeks 637 605 1,242
Yes, less than once a week 122 85 207
Yes, 1 or 2 times a week 219 167 386
Yes, 3 or 4 times a week 115 82 197
Yes, 5 or more times a week 94 88 182
Unknown 11 12 23
Frequency of excessive sleepiness during the day in the last 4 weeks 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, not in the past 4 weeks 452 150 345 295 1,242
Yes, less than once a week 88 42 36 41 207
Yes, 1 or 2 times a week 159 40 110 77 386
Yes, 3 or 4 times a week 60 13 74 50 197
Yes, 5 or more times a week 65 11 48 58 182
Unknown 6 9 3 5 23