Name
snored5
Label
Frequency of snoring in the past 4 weeks
Description

Original question: 13. Over the past 4 weeks, how often have you snored?

Domain
freq4weeksdk
  • 1: Never
  • 2: Rarely (1-2 nights a week)
  • 3: Sometimes (3-5 nights a week)
  • 4: Always or almost always (6-7 nights a week)
  • 9: Don't know
Type
choices
Frequency of snoring in the past 4 weeks vs MESA exam number
Exam 5
Total 2,237
Never 281
Rarely (1-2 nights a week) 330
Sometimes (3-5 nights a week) 380
Always or almost always (6-7 nights a week) 515
Don't know 710
Unknown 21
Frequency of snoring in the past 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
Never 55 44 67 115 281
Rarely (1-2 nights a week) 92 81 91 66 330
Sometimes (3-5 nights a week) 102 106 90 82 380
Always or almost always (6-7 nights a week) 168 163 115 69 515
Don't know 137 165 189 219 710
Unknown 6 - 7 8 21
Frequency of snoring in the past 4 weeks vs Gender of the participant
Exam 5
Female Male Total
Total 1,198 1,039 2,237
Never 158 123 281
Rarely (1-2 nights a week) 155 175 330
Sometimes (3-5 nights a week) 182 198 380
Always or almost always (6-7 nights a week) 221 294 515
Don't know 470 240 710
Unknown 12 9 21
Frequency of snoring in the past 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
Never 111 50 75 45 281
Rarely (1-2 nights a week) 147 35 97 51 330
Sometimes (3-5 nights a week) 141 67 84 88 380
Always or almost always (6-7 nights a week) 160 46 137 172 515
Don't know 266 59 219 166 710
Unknown 5 8 4 4 21