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Table 1 Demographic and PSG data of OSAS and non-OSAS children

From: Risk factors of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in children

 

OSAS

(n = 1008)

Non-OSAS

(n = 570)

P value

Age (years)

5.7 ± 2.3

6.0 ± 2.5

0.04

Gender n(%)

701 (69.5%)

352 (61.8%)

< 0.01

BMI (kg/m2)

17.8 ± 5.5

16.8 ± 3.1

< 0.01

Obese n(%)

324 (32.1%)

116 (20.4%)

< 0.01

SE (%)

85.6 ± 8.9

86.1 ± 9.1

0.3

OAI (/h)

5.4 ± 10.5

0.1 ± 0.3

< 0.01

OAHI (/h)

10.5 ± 15.3

0.4 ± 0.3

< 0.01

CAI (/h)

1.2 ± 2.0

0.6 ± 0.7

< 0.01

TArI(/h)

5.6 ± 5.5

3.4 ± 3.8

< 0.01

Lowest SaO2 (%)

85.8 ± 11.4

92.1 ± 8.0

< 0.01

  1. BMI body mass index, SE sleep efficiency, OAI obstructive apnea index, OAHI obstructive apnea-hypopnea index, CAI central apnea index, TArI total arousal index