TABLE 4.

METABOLIC MARKERS IN CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA (RDI ⩾ 5)

	OSA (n = 29)	No OSA (n = 16)
Insulin, pmol/L	80.1 ± 62.1	72.9 ± 28.5
Glucose, mmol/L	4.2 ± 0.7	4.5 ± 0.4
Insulin/glucose ratio	23.3 ± 27.1	15.4 ± 5.3
Triglycerides, mmol/L	0.9 ± 0.5	0.8 ± 0.4
HDL, mmol/L	1.5 ± 0.5	1.4 ± 0.2
Cholesterol, mmol/L	4.8 ± 0.9	4.5 ± 0.9

Definition of abbreviations: HDL = high-density lipoprotein; OSA = obstructive sleep apnea; RDI = respiratory disturbance index.

Values are mean ± SD.