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Did the treatment help (check one)?

Did you have the treatment? (when told "Y" needed treatment for sleep apnea)

If yes, what treatment was recommended? (When told "Y" need treatment for sleep apnea)

If yes, what treatment was recommended? (When told "Y" need treatment for sleep apnea)

If yes, what treatment was recommended? (When told "Y" need treatment for sleep apnea)

Were you told you needed treatment? __Yes __No (reported Y told by a doctor that they had sleep apnea)

If the treatment was CPAP or BiPAP please answer the following questions: If you are using the recommended CPAP/BiPAP, please indicate: b. How many hours per night do you use it?

If the treatment was CPAP or BiPAP please answer the following questions: If you are using the recommended CPAP/BiPAP, please indicate: b. How many nights per week do you use it?

To answer these questions, please consider both what others have told you AND what you know about yourself. 13. Have you ever had somnoplasty, laser treatment, or surgery as treatment for your snoring?

Have you had surgery as treatment for your sleep apnea?

This variable is defined by the participant's self-report awareness of hypertension and self-report use of antihypertensive medications for those who were defined as having hypertension using the NHANES definition only.

Do you sleep with either a pressure mask (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)) or a mouthpiece as treatment for your sleep apnea?