Table I.

General characteristics of study sample

Characters	Females N=218 (%)	Males N=152 (%)	Total N=370 (%)
Age group
20–29	29 (13)	13 (8.5)	42 (11.3)
30–39	127 (58)	89 (58.5)	216 (58.4)
40–49	50 (23)	42 (27.6)	92 (25)
50–59	12 (5.5)	8 (5.5)	20 (5.4)
Mean(SD)
Marital Status
Married	155 (71)	101 (66)	256(69)
Single	63 (29)	51 (34)	114(31)
Region of origin
Northern	122 (56)	109 (71)	231(60)
Southern	96 (44)	43 (29)	139(40)
BMI
20–25	75 (34)	25 (16)	100 (27)
26–30	57 (26)	55 (36)	112 (30)
31–35	78 (35.8)	59 (38.8)	137(37)
36–40	4 (1.8)	5 (3.2)	9 (2.4)
>40	4 (1.8)	8 (5.2)	12 (3.2)
Snoring	59(27)	55(36)	114(31)