nsrr_age

Related Variables

fileid ID linking EDF and variable information Administrative
nsrr_ahi_hp3r_aasm15 Apnea-Hypopnea Index : (All apneas + hypopneas with >=30% nasal cannula [or alternative sensor] reduction and >= 3% oxygen desaturation or with arousal) / hour of sleep

Harmonized by the NSRR team.

The definition for hypopneas is consistent with the following clinical guidelines: (1) American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) 2007 Manual (2012 update) (recommended). Berry RB et al. 2012 (PubMed ID:23066376), and (2) American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) 2015 (recommended) [Berry RB et al. The AASM Manual for the Scoring of Sleep and Associated Events: Rules, Terminology and Technical Specifications, Version 2.2. American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Darien, IL, 2015.]

Refer to the source for detailed definitions of respiratory events: :ahi1:

 		Harmonized/Polysomnography/Apnea-Hypopnea Indices
ahi1 Apnea-Hypopnea Index: (All apneas with no oxygen desaturation threshold used and with or without arousal + hypopneas with > 30% flow reduction and with >= 3% oxygen desaturation or with arousal) / hour of sleep from type I polysomnography

The definition for hypopneas is consistent with the following clinical guidelines: (1) American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) 2007 Manual (2012 update) (recommended). Berry RB et al. 2012 (PubMed ID:23066376), and (2) American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) 2015 (recommended) [Berry RB et al. The AASM Manual for the Scoring of Sleep and Associated Events: Rules, Terminology and Technical Specifications, Version 2.2. American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Darien, IL, 2015.]

 		Sleep Monitoring/Polysomnography/Apnea-Hypopnea Indices