Table 4 Baseline characteristics of FHS patients (N = 324).

From: Decoding information about cognitive health from the brainwaves of sleep

 

Female (N = 159)

Male (N = 165)

Age, years, mean ± SD

61.8 ± 1.9

61.8 ± 1.5

Education group

 HS, did not graduate, n (%)

7 (4.4%)

3 (1.8%)

 HS graduate, n (%)

53 (33.3%)

53 (32.1%)

 Some college, n (%)

43 (27.0%)

48 (29.1%)

 College graduate, n (%)

56 (35.2%)

61 (37.0%)

ESS, median [IQR]

6.0 [3.3, 9.0]

7.0 [5.0, 11.0]

AHI, median [IQR]

2.8 [1.0, 8.3]

8.3 [2.8, 14.2]

 Normal (< 5), n (%)

100 (62.9%)

73 (44.2%)

 Mild sleep apnea (5 ≤ AHI < 15), n (%)

42 (26.4%)

54 (32.7%)

 Moderate sleep apnea (15 ≤ AHI < 30), n (%)

14 (8.8%)

26 (15.8%)

 Severe sleep apnea (AHI ≥ 30), n (%)

3 (1.9%)

11 (6.7%)

Total Sleep Time, median [IQR]

6.7 [6.0, 7.3]

6.2 [5.7, 6.9]

Sleep Efficiency, median [IQR]

0.9 [0.8, 0.9]

0.9 [0.8, 0.9]

REM Latency, median [IQR]

1.2 [1.0, 1.9]

1.1 [0.8, 1.7]

%N1, median [IQR]

3.9 [2.3, 5.5]

4.6 [3.1, 6.5]

%N2, median [IQR]

52.6 [46.4, 60.0]

60.1 [53.4, 65.4]

%N3, median [IQR]

21.6 [14.7, 29.3]

12.6 [7.8, 19.8]

%REM, median [IQR]

21.1 [17.2, 24.4]

20.5 [16.9, 23.9]

WASO, median [IQR]

47 [27.8, 72.0]

39 [28.0, 68.6]

  1. Abbreviations SD, Standard deviation; IQR, Interquartile range; ESS, Epworth sleepiness scale; AHI, Apnea–hypopnea index (# apnea events per hour of sleep) at 4% desaturation for hypopnea.