Table 1 Differences in self-rated health and wellbeing by sleep apnoea status
Health and wellbeing measure | Lifetime doctor- or other health professional- diagnosed sleep apnoea | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sleep apnoea | No sleep apnoea | ||
Health | |||
| Â | N (% within sleep apnoea category) | p | |
Self-rated health status | |||
 Excellent/very good/good | 524 (74.3 %) | 11669 (92.0 %) | <0.001a |
 Fair/Poor | 181 (25.7 %) | 1009 (8.0 %) |  |
Difficulty in remembering or concentrating | |||
 No difficulty | 365 (51.8 %) | 8736 (69.2 %) | <0.001a |
 Some difficulty | 282 (40.1 %) | 3485 (27.6 %) |  |
 A lot of difficulty or cannot do at all | 57 (8.1 %) | 409 (3.2 %) |  |
| Â | Mean (SD) | Â | |
SF-12 Physical Component Score | 50.0 (9.9) | 54.2 (7.1) | <0.001b |
SF-12 Mental Component Score | 46.3 (10.6) | 50.1 (9.1) | <0.001b |
Wellbeing | |||
Subjective Wellbeing Score | 63.6 (19.2) | 70.8 (16.9) | <0.001b |