Table 3.
BQ Category 1: Habitual Snoring and Sleep Disordered Breathing (N=899)
| Participant Characteristic | No Snoring n = 270 |
Don’t Know n = 137 |
Snores n = 499 |
Statistic, (p value) |
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| Age (yr) | (mean±SD) | 55.5 ± 9.9 | 54.6 ± 9.6 | 55.4 ± 9.1 | F[2,902]=0.52 NS |
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| Residence in USA (yr) | (mean±SD) | 27.2 ±11.2 | 26.8 ±10.6 | 27.0 ±10.8 | F[2,902]=0.06 NS |
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| Geographic location (n(%)): Illinois | 128 (47%) | 53 (39%) | 229 (46%) | X2[2] =2.97 NS | |
| California | 142 (53%) | 84 (61%) | 270 (54%) | ||
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| Sex (n (%)): | Men | 118 (44%) | 52 (38%) | 316 (63%) | X2[2] =43.1 (<.001) |
| Women | 152 (56%) | 85 (62%) | 183 (37%) | ||
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| Income (n (%)): | < $40,000 | 30 (11%) | 18 (14%) | 67 (14%) | X2[6] =3.2 NS |
| $40,000 – $75,000 | 41 (16%) | 20 (15%) | 59 (12%) | ||
| $75,000 – $100,000 | 24 (9%) | 13 (10%) | 52 (11%) | ||
| >$100,000 | 170 (64%) | 80 (61%) | 306 (63%) | ||
| Not answered | 5 | 6 | 15 | ||
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| College Degree (n (%)): | 239 (89%) | 115 (84%) | 442 89%) | X2[2] =2.3 NS | |
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| Alcohol (1+/week): (n (%)): | 78 (29%) | 29 (21%) | 192 (39%) | X2[2] =17.5 (<.001) | |
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| Smoking (n (%)): | Non-smoker | 238 (88%) | 119 (87%) | 394 (79%) | X2[4] =17.5 (.002) |
| Past smoker | 24 (9%) | 11 (8%) | 89 (18%) | ||
| Current smoker | 8 (3%) | 7 (5%) | 16 (3%) | ||
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| Hypertension history (n (%)): | 73 (27%) | 45 (33%) | 173 (35%) | X2[2]=4.7 (.094) | |
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| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) (mean±SD) | 122 ±16 | 124 ±15 | 126 ±16 | F[2,905] =4.9 (.007) | |
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| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) (mean±SD) | 71 ± 10 | 72 ± 9 | 75 ± 10 | F[2,905]=15.3 (<.001) | |
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| BMI (kg/m2) | (mean±SD) | 24.5 ± 3.43 | 26.1 ± 3.95 | 26.8 ±4.59 | F[2,902]=26.3 (<.001) |
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| BMI >30.0 kg/m2 (n (%)): | 15 (12%) | 24 (19%) | 84 (68%) | X2[2]=17.5 (<.001) | |
| BMI >27.5 kg/m2 (n (%)): | 48 (18%) | 48 (35%) | 174 (35%) | X2[2] =26.6 (<.001) | |
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| Waist circumference (cm) (mean±SD) | 89.4 ± 9.2 | 92.5 ±10.9 | 94.7 ±10.3 | F[2,902]=23.8 (<.001) | |
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| HbA1c (mean±SD): | % | 5.9 ± 0.7 | 6.0 ± 0.8 | 6.1 ± 0.9 | F[2,897]=4.7 (.009) |
| (mmol/mol) | 41 ± 7.7 | 42 ± 8.7 | 43 ± 9.8 | ||
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| BQ Sleep disordered breathing (Category1) (n (%)) | - | - | 376 (75%) | - | |
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| BQ Excessive Daytime Sleepiness(Category 2) (n (%)) | 32 (12%) | 18 (13%) | 60 (12%) | X2[2]=0.15 (NS) | |
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| High risk for OSA(2 or 3 BQ categories) (n (%)) | 8 (3%) | 8 (6%) | 197 (40%) | X2[1]=119.5 (<.001) | |
Note: NS= not significant (p > .10)