Table 1.
Demographic characteristics in children at baseline.
| Characteristic | OSAS (n = 83) |
Normal (n = 83) |
P-value | Mild-OSAS (n = 53) |
Moderate-OSAS (n = 11) |
Severe-OSAS (n = 19) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Year) | 7 ± 2.7 | 6.8 ± 3.5 | 0.425 | 6.9 ± 2.5 | 7.6 ± 2.8 | 6.8 ± 3.2 | 0.631 |
| Sex (Male/Female) | 54/29 | 54/29 | – | 31/22 | 7/4 | 16/3 | 0.130 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 17.1 ± 3.3 | 16.9 ± 3.4 | 0.656 | 16.5 ± 3.0 | 17.7 ± 3.6 | 18.2 ± 3.8 | 0.306 |
| Course of disease (Month) | 27.5 ± 29.1 | – | – | 28.9 ± 29.8 | 29.2 ± 35.3 | 22.6 ± 23.8 | 0.740 |
| Tonsils size (I/II/III) | 8/39/36 | – | – | 4/24/25 | 2/7/2 | 2/8/9 | 0.358 |
| Adenoid size (A/N) | 0.7 ± 0.1 | – | – | 0.7 ± 0.1 | 0.7 ± 0.1 | 0.7 ± 0.1 | 0.527 |
| OAHI | 7.9 ± 8.4 | – | – | 3.8 ± 2.4 | 5.6 ± 4.0 | 13.5 ± 11.0 | <0 . 001 |
| LoSpO2% | 89.6 ± 4.5 | – | – | 91.4 ± 3.2 | 89.9 ± 2.0 | 84.3. ± 5.3 | <0.001 |
Age, Year; Sex, Male/Female; BMI, body mass index; Course of disease, Month; Tonsils size: Degree of I–IV; Normal: control group; OAHI, obstructive apnea hypopnea index; LoSpO2%, lowest oxyhemoglobin saturation by pulse oximetry.
The bold value indicates a statistical significance.