Scatterplot showing the strength of the correlation between sleep time spent snoring and the respiratory disturbance index. Spearman correlation (rho 0.5, P < 0.001) for the association between the amount of the night spent snoring and the major index of sleep apnea severity, the respiratory disturbance index, shows that although these are correlated phenomena they do not completely overlap. The second worst snorer, for instance, also had no sleep apnea.