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. 2019 Feb 6;21(3):390–396. doi: 10.1111/jch.13485

Table 2.

Mean ESS score by categorical variables

ESS score Test statistica P‐value
Gender
Male (n = 204) 10.4 (5.3) t = −0.11 0.913
Female (n = 76) 10.3 (6.2)
Group
Home—Embletta (n = 150) 11.0 (5.6) t = 2.196 0.029
Hospital—PSG (n = 130) 9.60 (5.3)
Smoking status
Non‐smoker (n = 200) 10.2 (5.5) F = 1.318 0.269
Current smoker (n = 40) 10.2 (5.3)
Ex‐smoker (n = 39) 11.7 (6.0)
Drinking
Non‐drinker(n = 151) 10.0 (5.4) F = 0.763 0.467
Current drinker (n = 5) 9.4 (3.0)
Ex‐drinker (n = 52) 11.0 (5.6)
AHI
<15 (n = 107) 10.8 (5.7) t = 1.79 0.075
≥15 (n = 173) 9.6 (5.2)
Congestive heart failure (CHF)
No (n = 269) 10.4 (5.6) = −0.673 0.501
Yes (n = 11) 9.3 (4.2)
Diabetes
No (n = 233) 10.5 (5.5) t = −1.175 0.241
Yes (n = 47) 9.5 (5.6)
Hypertension
No (n = 144) 11.3 (5.2) t = −2.96 0.003
Yes (n = 136) 9.4 (5.7)
Cerebrovascular disease (CVA)
No (n = 273) 10.5 (5.5) t = −1.990 0.048
Yes (n = 7) 6.3 (5.2)
Ischemic heart diseases (IHD)
No (n = 263) 10.4 (5.5) t = −0.785 0.433
Yes (n = 17) 9.4 (5.9)
Lipid
No (n = 227) 10.6 (5.6) t = −1.349 0.178
Yes (n = 53) 9.5 (5.2)

at is the test statistic computed using Independent Samples t‐test and F is the test statistic computed using One‐way Analysis of Variance.