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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2005 Dec 6.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Sleep Med. 2005 Jul 15;1(3):247–254.

Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics

Boys (50%) (n = 240)
Girls (50%) (n = 240)
Total (N = 480)
No. % of total* No. % of total* No. % of total*
Ethnicity Caucasian 129 53.8 148 61.7 277 57.7
Hispanic 111 45.8 92 38.3 203 42.3
Age, years 6–8 130 54.2 124 51.7 254 52.9
9–11 110 45.8 116 48.3 226 47.1
BMI >95% Yes 28 11.7 16 6.6 44 9.2
No 212 88.3 224 93.3 436 90.8
Frequent Snorer Yes 40 16.6 32 13.3 72 15.0
No 200 83.3 208 86.7 408 85.0
EDS Yes 33 13.8 45 18.8 78 16.3
No 207 86.3 195 81.3 402 83.8
Witnessed Apnea Yes 15 6.3 10 4.2 25 5.2
No 225 93.8 230 95.8 455 94.8
Insomnia Yes 76 31.7 65 27.1 141 29.4
No 164 8.2 175 72.9 339 70.6
Sleepwalking Yes 8 3.3 9 3.8 17 3.5
No 232 96.7 231 96.3 463 96.5
Sleep talking Yes 26 10.8 28 11.7 54 11.3
No 214 89.2 212 88.3 426 88.8
Fearful awakenings Yes 15 6.3 15 6.3 30 6.3
No 225 93.8 225 93.8 450 93.8
Enuresis Yes 23 9.6 13 5.4 36 7.5
No 217 90.4 227 95.6 444 92.5
Airway >2 Yes 42 17.5 39 16.3 81 16.9
No 198 82.5 201 83.8 399 83.1
Learning problems Yes 16 6.7 12 5.0 28 5.8
No 224 93.3 228 95.0 452 94.2
Easily distracted Yes 125 52.1 91 37.9 216 45
No 115 47.9 149 62.1 264 55
Interrupts often Yes 124 51.7 112 46.7 236 49.2
No 116 48.3 128 53.3 244 50.8
Motor running Yes 98 40.8 68 28.3 166 34.6
No 142 59.2 172 71.7 314 65.4
Fidgety Yes 119 49.6 74 30.8 193 40.2
No 121 50.4 166 69.2 287 59.8
*

May not sum to 100% due to rounding. BMI refers to body mass index; EDS, excessive daytime sleepiness.