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Table 1 Characteristics of included participants: demographics, confounders, exposures, and outcomes

From: The association of upper airway anatomy with cognitive test performance: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Variable

Mean (SD) or N, (%)

N (%) Missing

N

591

 

Age

72 (8)

0 (0%)

Race/ethnicity

 

0 (0%)

Black

155 (26%)

 

Chinese-American

91 (15%)

 

Hispanic

111 (19%)

 

White

234 (40%)

 

Gender

 

0 (0%)

Female

322 (54%)

 

Male

269 (46%)

 

Language spoken

 

0 (0%)

English

480 (81%)

 

Spanish

47 (8%)

 

Chinese

64 (11%)

 

Family Income >$50,000 per year

314 (55%)

22 (4%)

Education, College or more

265 (45%)

2 (< 1%)

Current alcohol use

270 (46%)

0 (0%)

APOE4 carrier

152 (27%)

25 (4%)

BMI (kg/m2)

28 (5)

0 (0%)

Waist circumference (cm)

98 (13)

0 (0%)

Soft palate volume (mL)

10.6 (2.7)

0 (0%)

Upper facial height (mm)

47 (4)

0 (0%)

Maxillary divergence (degrees)

56 (5)

0 (0%)

Percentage of tongue fat

20 (3)

55 (9%)

Apnea hypopnea index plus arousals (events per hour)

17 (15)

13 (2%)

Percentage of sleep time < 90% oxygen saturation

2 (5)

0 (0%)

Wake after sleep onset time (minutes)

83 (56)

0 (0%)

Epworth sleepiness scale

6 (4)

10 (2%)

CASI score

91 (7)

20 (3%)

Digit Span Forward score

10 (3)

3 (1%)

Digit Span Backward score

6 (2)

3 (1%)

Digit Symbol Coding score

53 (18)

47 (8%)

  1. CASI = Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument