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. 2021 Aug 1;17(8):1591–1598. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.9252

Table 1.

Patient characteristics by total sleep time and sleep efficiency.

Whole Sample (n = 4,957) TST ≤ 4 h (n = 556) TST > 4 h (n = 4,401) P
 Age (y), mean (SD) 52.9 (14.9) 61.0 (14.4) 51.9 (14.7) <.001
 AHI (events/h), mean (SD) 16.6 (17.9) 26.9 (27.2) 15.2 (15.9) <.001
 OSA, n (%)
  None 1,275 (25.7%) 254 (45.7%) 1,301 (29.6%) <.001
  Mild 1,747 (35.2%) 102 (26.4%) 1,550 (37.1%)
  Moderate 1,204 (24.3%) 83 (21.4%) 1,047 (25.0%)
  Severe 731 (14.7%) 117 (30.2%) 503 (12.0%)
 Race (White), n (%) 3,437 (69.3%) 397 (71.4%) 3,040 (69.1%) .262
 Sex (male), n (%) 2,036 (41.1%) 294 (52.9%) 1,742 (39.6%) <.001
 Body habitus, n (%)
  Normal weight 432 (8.7%) 56 (6.9%) 376 (8.5%) .505
  Overweight 1,039 (21.0%) 107 (19.2%) 932 (21.2%)
  Mild obesity 1,196 (24.1%) 138 (24.8%) 1,058 (24.0%)
  Morbid obesity 2,290 (46.2%) 255 (45.9%) 2,035 (46.2%)
 Drugs, n (%)
  Antidepressants 1,161 (23.4%) 94 (16.9%) 1,067 (24.2%) <.001
  Antipsychotics 304 (6.1%) 28 (5.0%) 276 (6.3%) .252
  Sedatives 1,511 (30.5%) 162 (29.1%) 1,349 (30.6%) .465
 Comorbidities, n (%)
  None 1,133 (22.9%) 114 (19.6%) 1,019 (23.2%) .343
  One 2,911 (58.7%) 333 (59.9%) 2,578 (58.6%)
  Two or greater 913 (18.4%) 109 (20.5%) 804 (18.2%)
Whole Sample (n = 4,957) SE ≤ 50% (n = 406) SE > 50% (n = 4,551)
 Age (y), mean (SD) 52.9 (14.9) 61.79 (14.5) 52.11 (14.7) <.001
 AHI (events/h), mean (SD) 16.56 (17.9) 28.21 (27.0) 15.52 (16.5) <.001
 OSA, n (%)
  None 1,275 (25.7%) 194 (47.8%) 1,352 (29.7%) <.001
  Mild 1,747 (35.2%) 64 (24.4%) 1,588 (36.9%)
  Moderate 1,204 (24.2%) 62 (21.5%) 1,068 (25.0%)
  Severe 731 (14.7%) 86 (32.8%) 543 (12.4%)
 Race (White), n (%) 3,437 (69.3%) 292 (71.9%) 3,145 (69.1%) .238
 Sex (male), n (%) 2,036 (41.1%) 215 (53.0%) 1,821 (40.0%) <.001
 Body habitus, n (%)
  Normal weight 432 (8.7%) 43 (10.6%) 389 (8.5%) .435
  Overweight 1,039 (21.0%) 78 (19.2%) 961 (21.1%)
  Mild obesity 1,196 (241.%) 102 (25.1%) 1,094 (24.0%)
  Morbid obesity 2,290 (46.2%) 183 (45.1%) 2,107 (46.3%)
 Drugs, n (%)
  Antidepressants 1,161 (23.4%) 77 (19.0%) 1,084 (23.8%) .027
  Antipsychotics 304 (6.1%) 19 (4.7%) 285 (6.3%) .203
  Sedatives 1,511 (30.5%) 114 (28.1%) 1,397 (30.7%) .272
 Comorbidities, n (%)
  None 1,133 (22.9%) 84 (20.7%) 1,049 (23.0%) .471
  1 2,911 (58.7%) 241 (59.3%) 2,670 (58.7%)
  ≥2 913 (18.4%) 81 (20.0%) 832 (18.3%)

Patient characteristics by TST (top) and SE (bottom). AHI = apnea-hypopnea index, OSA = obstructive sleep apnea, SE = sleep efficiency, TST = total sleep time.