SDB symptom | Subjects n (%) | Mean±sd | p-value |
Snoring loudly | <0.0001 | ||
Never/rarely | 483 (51) | 28.2±6.0 | |
Sometimes | 133 (14) | 29.6±5.9 | |
Frequently/always | 333 (35) | 30.3±6.0 | |
Gasping/snorting | <0.0001 | ||
Never/rarely | 777 (79) | 28.6±6.1 | |
Sometimes | 101 (10) | 30.8±6.3 | |
Frequently/always | 104 (11) | 30.5±5.4 | |
Choking/stopped breathing | 0.02 | ||
Never/rarely | 891 (90) | 29.0±6.1 | |
Sometimes | 55 (6) | 28.6±5.7 | |
Frequently/always | 48 (5) | 31.4±6.8 |
Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding. “Unsure” responses for snoring (n = 51), gasping (n = 18), and choking (n = 6) were omitted. #: n = 1,000.