Table 1:
Demographic Characteristics of pregnant Women with Chronic and pregnancy-onset Snoring by its Frequency and Intensity
| Chronic Snoring n (%) | Pregnancy-Onset Snoring n (%) * | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Quiet Infrequent Snorers |
Quiet Frequent Snorers |
Loud Frequent Snorers |
Non- Snorers |
Quiet Infrequent Snorers |
Quiet Frequent Snorers |
Loud Frequent Snorers |
| Sample Size N (%) | 390 (41) | 50 (5) | 33 (4) | 338 (72) | 87 (18) | 38 (8) | 10 (2) |
| Mean Maternal Age (SD) | 30 (6) | 29 (6) | 31 (7) | 30 (6) | 29 (6) | 31 (5) | 31 (4) |
| Race/Ethnicity White Non-Hispanic Black Non-Hispanic Asian Hispanic |
288 (74) 57 (15) 27 (7) 18 (5) |
36 (72) 9 (18) 1 (2) 4 (8) |
25 (76) 6 (18) 1 (3) 1 (3) |
239 (71) 35 (10) 36 (11) 28 (8) |
64 (74) 10 (11) 6 (7) 7 (8) |
31 (82) 2 (5) 4 (10) 1 (3) |
5 (50) 3 (30) 1 (10) 1 (10) |
| Education Less than High School High school Some college Bachelor’s degree or higher |
26 (7) 76 (20) 79 (21) 204 (53) |
14 (29) 13 (27) 11 (22) 11 (22) |
5 (15) 10 (30) 7 (21) 11 (33) |
27 (8) 51 (15) 64 (19) 190 (57) |
11 (13) 15 (18) 17 (20) 42 (49) |
1 (3) 5 (14) 10 (28) 20 (56) |
2 (20) 2 (20) 2 (20) 4 (40) |
| Nulliparous | 171 (56) | 12 (24) | 15 (47) | 152 (45) | 32 (37) | 18 (47) | 2 (20) |
| Mean BMI (Pre-pregnancy) | 26 (6) | 28 (8) | 31 (10) | 23 (4) | 23 (4) | 24 (4) | 25 (4) |
| Smokers | 42 (11) 39 (2) |
12 (24) | 10 (30) | 26 (8) | 12 (14) | 4 (11) | 1 (10) |
| Mean Gestational Age at Delivery (SD) | 39 (2) | 38 (3) | 39 (2) | 39 (2) | 39 (2) | 39 (2) | |
| Mode of Delivery Vaginal Planned cesarean Section Emergency cesarean Section |
265 (69) 56 (15) 65 (17) |
34 (68) 12 (24) 4 (8) |
16 (50) 11 (34) 5 (16) |
238 (71) 49 (14) 50 (15) |
59 (69) 15 (17) 12 (14) |
25 (66) 6 (16) 7 (18) |
6 (60) 3 (30) 1 (10) |
*
Pregnancy-onset snoring group is a subset of the chronic snoring group (non-snorers, n=473). Snoring data were available for 946 women (1% missing).