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. 2020 Aug 15;16(8):1255–1263. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.8482

Table 3.

Prevalence of OSA, PLMD, IH, and RBD (95% confidence interval) per 100,000 persons: 2013–2016.

2013 2014 2015 2016 % Change 2013–2016
OSA
 Overall* 2,429.5 (2,427.5, 2,431.5) 2,649.7 (2,647.7, 2,651.7) 2,965.5 (2,963.5, 2,967.6) 3,420.3 (3,418.1, 3,422.5) 40.8
 Male** 3,379.3 (3,372.5, 3,386.0) 3,684.8 (3,678.1, 3,691.6) 4,122.8 (4,115.7, 4,129.9) 4,747.4 (4,739.7, 4,755.0) 40.5
 Female** 1,534.5 (1,531.0, 1,538.0) 1,674.5 (1,670.9, 1,678.1) 1,876.2 (1,872.4, 1,879.9) 2,170.9 (2,166.8, 2,174.9) 41.5
 By insurance
  Commercial* 2,798.7 (2,793.8, 2,803.6) 3,096.7 (3,091.7, 3,101.7) 3,496.0 (3,490.7, 3,501.3) 4,037.1 (4,031.3, 4,042.9) 44.2
  Medicare* 2,115.6 (2,108.4, 2,122.7) 2,199.0 (2,192.1, 2,205.9) 2,416.4 (2,409.4, 2,423.5) 2,780.0 (2,772.4, 2,787.5) 31.4
  Medicaid* 2,141.4 (2,127.2, 2,155.6) 2,192.6 (2,179.5, 2,205.7) 2,272.2 (2,260.4, 2,284.1) 2,419.6 (2,407.8, 2,431.3) 13.0
 By region
  Northeast* 2,049.1 (2,042.2, 2,056.1) 2,194.0 (2,187.1, 2,200.9) 2,472.5 (2,465.2, 2,479.8) 2,880.6 (2,872.6, 2,888.7) 40.6
  Midwest* 2,534.8 (2,527.0, 2,542.5) 2,759.3 (2,751.5, 2,767.2) 3,046.0 (3,038.0, 3,054.0) 3,483.6 (3,475.1, 3,492.1) 37.4
  South* 2,366.3 (2,360.6, 2,372.1) 2,561.6 (2,555.9, 2,567.4) 2,834.1 (2,828.1, 2,840.1) 3,287.9 (3,281.4, 3,294.4) 38.9
  West* 3,135.3 (3,123.9, 3,146.6) 3,587.5 (3,575.6, 3,599.3) 4,159.8 (4,147.0, 4,172.5) 4,709.9 (4,696.2, 4,723.5) 50.2
PLMD
 Overall* 33.4 (33.2, 33.7) 38.6 (38.3, 38.8) 41.6 (41.4, 41.9) 43.4 (43.1, 43.6) 29.6
 Male** 42.1 (41.4, 42.8) 48.8 (48.1, 49.6) 53.2 (52.4, 54.0) 55.3 (54.5, 56.1) 31.3
 Female** 25.5 (25.1, 26.0) 29.1 (28.7, 29.6) 31.0 (30.5, 31.4) 32.3 (31.8, 32.8) 26.7
 By insurance
  Commercial* 36.7 (36.2, 37.3) 42.4 (41.8, 42.9) 46.9 (46.3, 47.5) 49.6 (48.9, 50.2) 34.9
  Medicare* 30.7 (30.0, 31.4) 37.1 (36.3, 37.8) 36.5 (35.7, 37.3) 35.3 (34.6, 36.1) 15.2
  Medicaid* 22.9 (21.4, 24.3) 26.6 (25.2, 28.1) 29.8 (28.5, 31.2) 33.3 (31.9, 34.7) 45.6
 By region
  Northeast* 20.0 (19.4, 20.7) 20.2 (19.5, 20.8) 20.7 (20.0, 21.3) 21.5 (20.9, 22.2) 7.5
  Midwest* 42.2 (41.2, 43.2) 47.3 (46.3, 48.3) 48.4 (47.4, 49.4) 52.3 (51.3, 53.4) 24.1
  South* 34.1 (33.4, 34.8) 40.0 (39.3, 40.7) 43.1 (42.4, 43.9) 46.2 (45.5, 47.0) 35.5
  West* 40.3 (39.0, 41.5) 53.2 (51.8, 54.6) 64.2 (62.6, 65.7) 57.7 (56.2, 59.2) 43.3
IH
 Overall* 7.8 (7.7, 8.0) 8.8 (8.7, 8.9) 8.8 (8.7, 9.0) 10.3 (10.2, 10.5) 31.9
 Male 7.3 (6.9, 7.6) 8.5 (8.1, 8.8) 8.4 (8.1, 8.8) 9.5 (9.1, 9.9) 30.5
 Female 8.4 (8.1, 8.7) 9.1 (8.8, 9.4) 9.2 (8.9, 9.5) 11.1 (10.8, 11.4) 32.8
 By insurance
  Commercial* 8.3 (8.1, 8.6) 9.5 (9.3, 9.8) 9.7 (9.4, 10.0) 11.3 (11.0, 11.6) 36.3
  Medicare* 7.2 (6.7, 7.8) 7.0 (6.6, 7.5) 8.1 (7.5, 8.6) 7.9 (7.4, 8.4) 9.2
  Medicaid* 5.7 (5.0, 6.3) 7.3 (6.6, 7.9) 6.8 (6.2, 7.4) 6.9 (6.4, 7.5) 22.6
 By region
  Northeast* 3.6 (3.3, 3.9) 3.8 (3.5, 4.1) 3.9 (3.5, 4.2) 4.5 (4.2, 4.9) 24.1
  Midwest* 10.2 (9.7, 10.0) 12.0 (11.4, 12.5) 10.7 (10.2, 11.2) 11.8 (11.3, 12.4) 11.8
  South* 9.3 (9.0, 9.7) 11.0 (10.6, 11.4) 11.6 (11.2, 12.1) 13.4 (12.9, 13.8) 43.3
  West* 6.8 (6.3, 7.0) 6.2 (5.7, 6.7) 6.3 (5.8, 6.8) 9.0 (8.4, 9.6) 32.3
RBD
 Overall* 5.3 (5.2, 5.4) 6.5 (6.4, 6.6) 7.6 (7.5, 7.7) 8.7 (8.6, 8.8) 63.7
 Male** 8.5 (8.2, 8.8) 10.2 (9.9, 10.6) 11.9 (11.6, 12.2) 13.5 (13.1, 13.9) 59.4
 Female** 2.6 (2.5, 2.8) 3.3 (3.1, 3.4) 3.8 (3.6, 4.0) 4.6 (4.4, 4.7) 74.5
 By insurance
  Commercial* 5.7 (5.4, 5.9) 6.9 (6.6, 7.1) 8.2 (7.9, 8.5) 9.5 (9.3, 9.8) 68.5
  Medicare* 5.5 (5.2, 5.7) 7.1 (6.9, 7.4) 8.9 (8.5, 9.2) 10.8 (10.5, 11.2) 98.2
  Medicaid* 3.0 (2.4, 3.6) 4.1 (3.4, 4.7) 4.5 (3.9, 5.1) 5.3 (4.7, 6.0) 77.3
 By region
  Northeast* 3.8 (3.5, 4.0) 4.2 (3.9, 4.4) 4.8 (4.5, 5.1) 5.9 (5.5, 6.2) 55.6
  Midwest* 6.8 (6.5, 7.2) 8.5 (8.0, 8.9) 9.3 (8.9, 9.7) 9.9 (9.4, 10.3) 44.4
  South* 5.2 (5.0, 5.5) 6.5 (6.2, 6.8) 7.8 (7.5, 8.0) 9.8 (9.5, 10.2) 88.3
  West* 5.7 (5.2, 6.1) 7.2 (6.8, 7.7) 8.8 (8.2, 9.4) 8.2 (7.7, 8.7) 45.2

IH = idiopathic hypersomnia; OSA = obstructive sleep apnea; PLMD = periodic limb movement disorder; RBD = rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder.

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Age- and sex-adjusted to the 2016 census. **Age-adjusted to the 2016 census.