Table 1.
Characteristics of the population by sleep disordered breathing (SDB) severity
| Characteristics | No SDB (AHI: <5 events/hr) |
Mild SDB (AHI: 5-14.9 events/hr) |
Moderate SDB (AHI: ≥15 events/hr) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size | 251 | 156 | 69 | |
| Age (years) | 58.9±0.5 | 61.2±0.6 | 60.4±0.9 | 0.01 |
| Women (%) | 50.2 | 35.9 | 39.13 | 0.01 |
| Race-ethnicity, % | ||||
| Whites | 97.2 | 97.4 | 97.1 | 0.99 |
| Non-Whites | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 0.99 |
| Alcohol intake, drinks/week | 3.9±0.3 | 4.2±0.4 | 3.4±0.6 | 0.50 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 28.5±0.4 | 31.5±0.5 | 35.2±0.7 | <0.0001 |
| Diabetes mellitus, % | 7.6 | 16.0 | 20.3 | 0.001 |
| Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, mg/dL | 115.6±2.2 | 116.4±2.8 | 111.7±4.3 | 0.65 |
| High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, mg/dL | 61.6±0.9 | 56.4±1.2 | 54.6±1.8 | 0.0001 |
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Data presented are row percentages or mean values ± standard error (SE)