Table 1 Population sample demographics

From: Obstructive sleep apnea severity varies by season and environmental influences such as ambient temperature

   

Tertiles of OSA variability (AHI SD, events/h)

  

Overall

T1

2.5 to 6.3

T2

6.3 to 9.8

T3

≥9.8

n

 

70,052

23,351

23,350

23,351

Age (years)

 

53 (13)

49 (12)

54 (13)

56 (13)

Sex n (%)

Men

57,007 (81.4)

17,863 (76.5)

18,945 (81.1)

20,199 (86.5)

Women

13,045 (18.6)

5488 (23.5)

4405 (18.9)

3152 (13.5)

BMI (kg/m²)

 

28.8 (5.7)

27.2 (5.1)

28.6 (5.3)

30.8 (6.1)

Mean number of nights per person

 

492 (341)

428 (321)

518 (345)

531 (348)

Mean AHI (events/h)

 

18.0 (14.0)

8.3 (2.7)

14.5 (7.2)

31.0 (16.1)

SD AHI (events/h)

 

9.1 (4.8)

5.0 (0.8)

7.8 (1.0)

14.5 (4.6)

Mean sleep duration (h)

 

7.3 (0.9)

7.5 (0.8)

7.4 (0.9)

7.1 (1.1)

SD sleep duration (min)

 

74.7 (42.7)

69.7 (35.0)

73.5 (44.9)

80.9 (46.5)

  1. AHI Apnea-hypopnoea-hypopnea index, BMI body mass index.