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. 2016 Jan 23;149(6):1409–1418. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2016.01.013

Table 1.

Baseline Demographic/Sleep Characteristics and Comorbidities for HCHS/SOL Participants With SA, Grouped According to Sex

Variable Male Subjects (n = 4,795)
Female Subjects (n = 7,363)
SA-Positive (n = 807) SA-Negative (n = 3,988) P Value SA-Positive (n = 561) SA-Negative (n = 6,802) P Value
Age, y 53 (46-61) 46 (33-55) < .001 57 (52-64) 48 (37-56) < .001
BMI, kg/m2 32 (29-35) 28 (25-31) < .001 34 (30-39) 29 (26-33) < .001
Waist circumference, cm 106 (99-115) 96 (89-104) < .001 107 (99-116) 96 (88-104) < .001
ESS (range, 0-24) 6 (3-9) 5 (2-9) < .001 6 (3-9) 5 (2-8) < .001
 ESS score ≥ 10
 Yes 190 (24) 728 (18) < .001 137 (24) 1,269 (19) < .001
 No 617 (77) 3,260 (82) 424 (76) 5,533 (81)
CESD-10 score ≥ 10
 Yes 166 (21) 840 (21) .75 206 (37) 2,278 (34) .12
 No 641 (79) 3,148 (79) 355 (63) 4,524 (67)
Hypertensiona
 Yes 378 (47) 949 (24) < .001 311 (55) 1,846 (27) < .001
 No 429 (53) 3,039 (76) 250 (45) 4,956 (73)
Diabetesa
 Yes 181 (22) 440 (11) < .001 171 (31) 1,047 (15) < .001
 No 626 (78) 3,548 (89) 390 (70) 5,755 (85)
History of heart disease (excludes angina)a
 Yes 64 (8) 139 (4) < .001 42 (8) 136 (2) < .001
 No 743 (92) 3,849 (97) 519 (93) 6,666 (98)
Snoringa
 ≥ 3 times a week 551 (68) 1,555 (39) < .001 374 (67) 2,386 (35) < .001
 < 3 times a week 125 (16) 1,333 (33) 72 (13) 2,307 (34)
 Do not know 131 (16) 1,100 (28) 115 (21) 2,109 (31)
Witnessed apneasa
 ≥ 3 times a week 163 (20) 282 (7) < .001 82 (15) 411 (6) < .001
 < 3 times a week 290 (36) 2,082 (52) 179 (32) 3,243 (48)
 Do not know 354 (44) 1,624 (41) 300 (54) 3,148 (46)
Naps (≥ 5 min) per weeka
 ≥ 3 times a week 257 (32) 1,068 (27) .003 153 (27) 1,365 (20) < .001
 < 3 times a week 550 (68) 2,920 (73) 408 (73) 5,437 (80)
Wake up several times at nighta
 ≥ 3 times a week 280 (35) 1,132 (28) < .001 284 (51) 2,487 (37) < .001
 < 3 times a week 527 (65) 2,856 (72) 277 (49) 4,315 (63)
Restless sleep in past 4 weeksa
 Restless or very restless 116 (14) 591 (15) .74 140 (25) 1,404 (21) .02
 Very sound, sound, or average 691 (86) 3,397 (85) 421 (75) 5,398 (79)
Did you have a lot of energy?a
 Some, a little, or none of the time 252 (31) 1,008 (25) < .001 298 (53) 3,033 (45) < .001
 All or most of the time 555 (69) 2,980 (75) 263 (47) 3,769 (55)
Have you felt downhearted and depressed?a
 All or most of the time 61 (8) 302 (8) .99 103 (18) 881 (13) < .001
 Some, a little, or none of the time 746 (92) 3,686 (92) 458 (82) 5,921 (87)
Trouble falling asleepa
 ≥ 3 times a week 106 (13) 703 (18) .002 186 (33) 1,811 (27) < .001
 < 3 times a week 701 (87) 3,285 (82) 375 (67) 4,991 (73)

Data are presented as median (interquartile range) or no. (%). CESD = Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; ESS = Epworth Sleepiness Scale; SA = with sleep apnea.

a

Self-reported variables.