Table 2.
Symptoms and risk of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) by Gender.
| Symptoms | Male N = 673 |
Female N=747 |
All subjects N=1420 |
| Snoring | 248(36.8) | 226(30.3) | 474(33.4)* |
| Loud snoring | 78(27.9) | 66(24.8) | 144(26.4) |
| Persistent snoring | 134(19.9) | 116(15.5) | 250(17.6)* |
| Snoring bothering others | 140(20.8) | 122(16.3) | 262(18.5)* |
| Witnessed apnoea | 38(5.6) | 32(4.3) | 70(4.9) |
| Daytime Fatigue | 78(11.6) | 64(8.6) | 142(10.0) |
| Unrefreshing sleep | 80(11.9) | 58(7.8) | 138(9.7)* |
| Drowsiness on steering | 80(11.9) | 34(4.6) | 114(8.0)* |
| Risk for sleep apnoea | |||
| Low risk | 547(81.3) | 617(82.6) | 1164(82.0) |
| High risk | 126(18.7) | 130(17.4) | 256(18.0) |
| Excessive daytime sleepiness(ESS>10) | 113(16.8) | 118(15.8) | 231(16.3) |
Data are presented as n (%), ESS-Epworth Sleepiness Scale,
*
p values<0.05