Table 2.
Descriptive characteristics by no to mild and moderate to severe OSA from HSAT REI [n (%)].§
| None to mild OSA N = 244 (84%) |
Moderate to severe OSA N = 47 (16%) |
p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age [mean (SD)] | 40.59 (10.35) | 43.87 (9.41) | 0.044 |
| Monthly income [mean (SD)] | 1,779.36 (2,102.52) | 1,649.00 (1,901.55) | 0.70 |
| Gender | <0.001 | ||
| Male | 94 (38.5%) | 32 (68.1%) | |
| Female | 150 (61.5%) | 15 (31.9%) | |
| Ethnic background | 0.034 | ||
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 164 (67.2%) | 24 (51.1%) | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 80 (32.8%) | 23 (48.9%) | |
| BMI Category | 0.076 | ||
| Underweight | 5 (2.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Normal | 75 (31.4%) | 9 (19.6%) | |
| Overweight | 66 (27.6%) | 10 (21.7%) | |
| Obese | 93 (38.9%) | 27 (58.7%) | |
| Loud snoring | 0.007 | ||
| No | 195 (79.9%) | 29 (61.7%) | |
| Yes | 49 (20.1%) | 18 (38.3%) | |
| Gasping/choking in sleep | 0.32 | ||
| No | 232 (95.1%) | 43 (91.5%) | |
| Yes | 12 (4.9%) | 4 (8.5%) | |
| Breathing interruptions in sleep | 0.059 | ||
| No | 231 (94.7%) | 41 (87.2%) | |
| Yes | 13 (5.3%) | 6 (12.8%) | |
| Holding your breath while sleeping | 0.96 | ||
| No | 234 (95.9%) | 45 (95.7%) | |
| Yes | 10 (4.1%) | 2 (4.3%) | |
| Poor, unrefreshing sleepa | 0.90 | ||
| No | 189 (77.5%) | 36 (76.6%) | |
| Yes | 55 (22.5%) | 11 (23.4%) | |
| Diagnosis of comorbidityb | 0.041 | ||
| No | 232 (95.1%) | 41 (87.2%) | |
| Yes | 12 (4.9%) | 6 (12.8%) | |
| Sleepiness, fatigue, or insomnia | 0.79 | ||
| No | 181 (74.2%) | 34 (72.3%) | |
| Yes | 63 (25.8%) | 13 (27.7%) | |
| No symptoms | 0.55 | ||
| No | 228 (93.4%) | 45 (95.7%) | |
| Yes | 16 (6.6%) | 2 (4.3%) | |
| DSI ICSD-3 positive screen | 0.54 | ||
| No | 206 (84.4%) | 38 (80.9%) | |
| Yes | 38 (15.6%) | 9 (19.1%) |
§
Mean and standard deviations (SD) when noted.
a
Even after an adequate night's sleep
b
Hypertension, a mood disorder, cognitive dysfunction, coronary artery disease, stroke, congestive heart failure, atrial fibrillation, or type II diabetes mellitus.
*
P-values for Chi-square test for categorical variables, and t-test for continuous variables (age and monthly income). P-values <.05 are bolded. REI (respiratory event index), HSAT (home sleep apnea test).