TABLE 2.

CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILDREN WITH PERSISTENT OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA, RESOLVED OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA, AND NON–OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA AT INITIAL SLEEP STUDY

	Persistent OSA (n = 5)	Resolved OSA (n = 27)	No OSA (n = 13)
Male, %	100	63	69
Age at initial PSG, yr	8.3 ± 4.0	5.9 ± 3.5	8.4 ± 3.0
BMI at initial PSG	19.3 ± 7.3	19.3 ± 7.8	18.8 ± 3.9
RDI at initial PSG	11.5 ± 6.8*	12.8 ± 14.6†	1.6 ± 1.0
Lowest SpO2 at initial PSG	88.6 ± 3.6	87.2 ± 5.8‡	92.2 ± 2.9

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

Values are mean ± SD.

^*p = 0.078 compared with no OSA.

^†p < 0.001 compared with no OSA.

^‡p < 0.01 compared with no OSA.