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. 2022 Apr 1;18(4):1177–1185. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.9832

Table 3.

Summary statistics of demographic and characteristics.

Total (n = 20,910) Percentage of Missing High OSA Risk (n = 6,612) Low OSA Risk (n = 4,361)
Men (%) 46.5 0.0 65.3 26.7
Age (years) 65.2 (0.09) 0.0 63.6 (0.1) 63.2 (0.2)
Race/ethnicity (%) 0.0
 White 79.5 77.6 83.0
 Black 10.7 12.2 8.3
 Hispanic 4.2 4.4 3.2
 Othera 5.6 5.8 5.5
Education (%) 5.2
 Below college 60.8 62.7 55.2
 College 26.1 26.0 29.0
 Above college 13.1 11.3 15.8
Married (%) 65.2 0.04 71.7 74.3
BMI (kg/m2) 29.0 (0.06) 3.4 31.2 (0.1) 27.3 (0.09)
Diabetes (%) 22.3 0.1 29.3 13.5
Hypertension (%) 54.8 0.2 76.0 25.0
Depression (%) 25.1 0.2 29.3 22.0
Smoking (%) 46.0
 Nonsmoker 64.2 61.7 60.4
 Ex-smoker 10.1 12.0 12.1
 Current smoker 25.7 26.3 27.5
Alcohol (%) 0.6
 Nondrinker 36.6 35.0 31.0
 Past drinker 17.9 17.6 18.0
 Current drinker 45.5 47.4 51.0
MET scoreb 4.5 (0.04) 1.0 4.1 (0.06) 5.2 (0.08)
STOP-Bang score 3.8 (0.02) 47.5 4.6 (0.01) 2.7 (0.01)

HRS survey weighted proportion (%) or HRS survey weighted mean (and standard error) of selected variables, by OSA risk; total study population. aIncludes American Indian, Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other race/ethnicity. bMetabolic equivalent of task accounting for mild, moderate, and vigorous activities. Ranged from 0 to 16.33. BMI = body mass index, MET = metabolic equivalent of task, OSA = obstructive sleep apnea.