Sleep Science and Practice

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants

From: Likelihood of obstructive sleep apnea in people living with HIV in Cameroon – preliminary findings

	HIV status				2 sided sig. of difference	Entire study sample
	Negative (Controls)		Positive (Cases)		2 sided sig. of difference	Entire study sample
	N	%	n	%		N	%
N	43	52.4	39	47.6		82	100.0
Sex
Male	19	44.2	13	33.3	0.314	32	39.0
Female	24	55.8	26	66.7	0.314	50	61.0
Age (years)
Mean ± SD	32.92 ± 8.41		35.72 ± 10.09		0.180	34.27 ± 9.29
20–29	16	37.2	14	35.9	0.541	30	36.6
30–39	16	37.2	11	28.2		27	32.9
≥40	11	25.6	14	35.9		25	30.5
Employment status
Unemployed	12	27.9	11	28.1	0.003	23	28.0
Employed	31	72.1	28	71.8	0.003	59	72.0
Level of education
Primary	9	20.9	7	17.9	0.005	16	19.5
Secondary	19	44.2	29	74.4		48	58.5
Tertiary	15	34.9	3	7.7		18	22.0
Marital status		0.0		0.0		0	0.0
Single	28	65.1	24	61.5	0.244	52	63.4
Married	15	34.9	12	30.8		27	32.9
Widow(er)	0	0.0	3	7.7		3	3.7
Socioeconomic status (SES)
Low SES	23	53.5	19	48.7	0.911	42	51.2
Middle SES	19	44.2	19	48.7		38	46.3
High SES	1	2.3	1	2.6		2	2.4
Smokes
Yes	2	4.7	1	2.6	1.00	3	3.7
No	41	95.3	38	97.4	1.00	79	96.3
Alcohol consumption
Yes	19	44.2	22	56.4	0.269	41	50.0
No	24	55.8	17	43.6	0.269	41	50.0

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