Table 1.

Demographic Information of Patients in Primary Care Clinics Including Total Patients in the Sample and Those Who Were at High Risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

All Patients N (%) (n = 30,022)High-Risk Patients N (%) (n = 4,911)
Race/ethnicity
    African American17,787 (59%)3,252 (66.2)
    Other12,235 (41%)1,659 (33.8)
Body mass index, kg/m2
    18.5 to 24.9394 (1.35%)18 (0.37)
    25.0 to 29.96,556 (22.5%)478 (9.8)
    30.0 to 39.910,059 (34.6%)2,228 (45.7)
    > 403,379 (11.6%)1,186 (24.3)
Risk Factors
    Body mass index, kg/m2
        35 and under22,996 (76.6%)2,264 (46.1)
        > 357,026 (23.4%)2,647 (53.9)
    Age
        ≤ 50 years14,453 (48.1%)313 (6.4)
        > 50 years15,569 (51.9%)4,598 (93.6)
    Sex
        Male10,191 (34%)3,397 (69.2)
        Female19,831 (66.1%)1,514 (30.8)
    Hypertension
        Yes9,802 (32.6%)4,602 (93.7)
        No20,220 (67.4%)309 (6.3)
Urban clinic18,408 (61.3%)3,189 (64.9)
Suburban clinic11,614 (38.7%)1,722 (35.1)