TABLE 1.

SUBJECT CHARACTERISTICS AT INITIAL POLYSOMNOGRAPHY

	Treatment Group (n = 20)	Refused Treatment (n = 12)	No OSA (n = 13)
Male, %	70	67	69
Age, yr	6.2 ± 3.8	6.4 ± 3.5	8.4 ± 3.0
BMI, kg/m2	19.8 ± 6.3	18.3 ± 5.3	18.8 ± 3.9
RDI/h	15.6 ± 16.6*	7.7 ± 2.7	1.6 ± 1.0
Lowest SpO2 (%)	86.1 ± 6.1†	89.9 ± 3.2‡	92.2 ± 2.9

Definition of abbreviations: BMI = body mass index; OSA = obstructive sleep apnea; RDI = respiratory disturbance index.

Values are mean ± SD.

^*p < 0.01 compared with no OSA.

^†p < 0.001 compared with no OSA.

^‡p < 0.05 compared with no OSA.