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. 2015 Apr 10;10:42. doi: 10.1186/s13023-015-0255-4

Table 2.

Sleep oximetry characteristics

All patients N % Missing Median Range
No of Studies 150 2 per pt 1.0-9.0
Duration since treatment start (years) 3.3 0.1-15.7
Duration of final assessment since treatment start (years) 8 pts pre-treatment studies only 4.4 0.1-15.7
Patients with sleep disordered breathing (present/absent) 36/17 68/32 8 (SDB present in 6/8 with only pre-treatment studies)
Progression of sleep disordered breathing (yes/no) 15/22 41/59 24
ODI 4% Post treatment 6.1 0.1-46.0
Median oxygen saturation Post treatment 95.4 83.9-98.1
% Time < 90% Oxygen saturation Post treatment 2.2 0.0-30.8
HSCT treated Hurler patient
No of Studies 106
Time post treatment start (years) 3.1 0.1-14.9
Sleep disordered breathing post HSCT present/absent 24/11 69/31 6
Progression of SDB in patients with multiple studies yes/no 6/19 24/76 16
No of pre-treatment studies 19 In 14 patients
Pre-treatment ODI 4% 9.5 1.3-39.9
Pre-treatment Median oxygen saturation 96.2 81.6-98.5
Pre-treatment % Time < 90% Oxygen saturation 4.1 0-14.2
No. of post treatment studies 87 In 35 patients
ODI 4% Post treatment 5.8 0.2-19.8
Median oxygen saturation Post treatment 95.4 87.4-99.6
% Time < 90% Oxygen saturation Post treatment 1.75 0-30.8
ERT treated Attenuated Patients
No of Studies 44
Time post treatment start (years) 3.5 0.7-8.0
Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) present 11/6 65/35
Progression of SDB yes/no 8/3 73/27 7
No of pre-treatment studies 4 In 3 patients
Pre-treatment ODI 4% 5.7 0.2-14.8
No of post treatment studies 40 In 17 patients
ODI 4% Post treatment 6.9 0.1-46
Median oxygen saturation Post treatment 95.1 83.9-98.1
% Time < 90% Oxygen saturation Post treatment 3.2 0-17.25

N indicates number; SDB, Sleep disordered breathing.

ODI 4%, oxygen desaturation index 4%.