Table 3.
Time intervals to diagnosis and treatment
| Days PCP¥ to PSG† (n=79) mean ± SD (range; median) | p-value | Days PCP to Surgery (n=46) mean ± SD (range; median) | p-value | Days PSG to Surgery* (n=25) mean ± SD (range; median) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 114.92 ± 132.33 (7–711;75) | 288.43 ± 190.08 (21–749;226) | 157.8 ± 123.24 (31–455;129) | |||
| Black | 122.87 ± 145.04 (7–711;73) | 0.329 | 307.2 ± 177.81 (101–749;286) | 0.365 | 153.39 ± 120.44 (39–418;129) | 0.781 |
| Other | 85.94 ± 63.49 (16–278;76) | 253.25± 212.71 (21–680;182) | 169.14 ± 139.45 (31–455;124) | |||
| Obese | 113.13± 88.29 (7–398;94) | 0.853 | 295.61 ± 236.11 (61–749;264.5) | 0.840 | 140.88 ± 121.44 (45–418;119.5) | 0.648 |
| Non-obese | 115.71 ± 148.24 (9–711;72) | 283.82 ± 158.31 (21–676;170) | 165.76 ± 126.95 (31–455;138) | |||
| OSA | 102.6± 102.36 (7–593;74.5) | 0.328 | 292.83 ± 158.31 (21–676;224) | <0.001 | 157.8 ± 123.24 (31–455;129) | |
| No OSA | 136.17 ± 172.37 (11–711;74) | 252.4 ± 196.44 (55–561;244) | n/a** |
PCP: primary care physician.
PSG: Polysomnography
Includes the 25 children who underwent PSG and surgery.
all kids who had PSG and surgery had OSA. The categories represented are not mutually exclusive.