TABLE 7.

COMPARISON OF OBESE AND NONOBESE CHILDREN

	Obese (n = 12)	Nonobese (n = 33)
Male, %	83	64
Age, yr	7.2 ± 3.3	6.8 ± 3.7
BMI, kg/m2	25.9 ± 3.6*	16.8 ± 3.5
RDI/h	12.3 ± 20.4	8.4 ± 8.2
Lowest SpO2, %	86.8 ± 7.8	89.6 ± 4.0
Time to follow-up, yr	1.4 ± 0.5	1.3 ± 0.6

Definition of abbreviations: BMI = body mass index; RDI = respiratory disturbance index.

Values are mean ± SD.

^*p < 0.001.