Table 2.

Chi-Square Analysis of Association between Characteristics of Patients at High Risk for Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Clinical Assessment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

OSA not assessed N (%)*OSA assessed N (%)*P value
Total (n = 4,911)3,387 (69.0)1,524 (31.0)
Sex< 0.01
    Female962 (63.4)552 (36.6)
    Male2,425 (71.4)972 (28.6)
Age< 0.01
    ≤ 50 years151 (48.2)162 (51.8)
    > 50 years3,236 (70.4)1,362 (29.6)
Clinic location0.49
    Urban2,169 (68.0)1,020 (32.0)
    Suburban1,218 (70.7)504 (29.3)
Body mass index, kg/m2< 0.01
    ≤ 351,865 (82.4)399 (17.6)
    > 351,522 (57.5)1,125 (42.5)
Race/Ethnicity0.05
    African American2,213 (68.1)1,039 (31.9)
    Not African American§1,174 (70.8)485 (29.2)
Hypertension< 0.01
    No161 (52.1)148 (47.9)
    Yes3,226 (70.1)1,376 (29.9)
  • Abbreviation: OSA, obstructive sleep apnea.

  • * Percentages are row percentages (number/[OSA not assessed + OSA assessed]).

  • Calculated per χ2 test.

  • Urban clinic is Detroit Northwest and Harbortown; Suburban clinic in Troy and Commerce Township.

  • § Not African American includes Asian, Hispanic, and White ethnicity reported in medical record.