Table 3.
Differences across groups with sleep disordered breathing in adolescence
| Follow-up SDBa | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None (n=102) | Snoring (n=68) | 2<AHI<5 (n=57) | AHI>5 (n=15) | P | |
| Adenotonsillectomy, % | 8.8% | 8.8% | 12.3% | 13.3% | 0.507 |
| Baseline | |||||
| Age, years | 8.4(1.5) | 8.5(1.8) | 8.7(1.7) | 9.3(1.8) | 0.028 |
| AHI, events/hour | 0.7 (0.8) | 0.5 (0.6) | 0.9(1.3) | 0.7 (0.8) | 0.310 |
| Waist circumference, cm | 59.2 (4.7) | 60.2 (5.0) | 60.8 (5.3) | 61.0(6.5) | 0.037 |
| Follow-up | |||||
| Age, years | 16.4 (2.0) | 16.6 (2.3) | 17.2 (2.2) | 18.9(2.1) | <0.001 |
| AHI, events/hour | 0.8 (0.6) | 1.0 (0.5) | 3.0 (0.8) | 15.0(22.1) | <0.001 |
| Waist circumference, cm | 71.6(6.7) | 72.9 (5.5) | 75.4 (8.6) | 77.3 (7.4) | 0.001 |
| Gynoid/whole ratio, % | 1.8(2.6) | 1.9(2.7) | 1.8(2.0) | 1.8(2.5) | 0.282 |
| Android/whole ratio, % | 5.4(1.0) | 5.5 (0.9) | 5.7(1.0) | 5.9(1.1) | 0.038 |
| Subcutaneous tissue, cm2 | 147.6 (83.5) | 127.3 (80.9) | 135.5 (94.2) | 154.6 (94.2) | 0.691 |
| Visceral tissue, cm2 | 36.1(15.1) | 37.4(12.2) | 40.4 (14.6) | 51.1 (20.0) | <0.001 |
| CRP, mg/L | 0.6 (0.4) | 0.5 (0.5) | 0.8 (0.7) | 1.3(0.6) | <0.001 |
| IL-6, pg/mL | 1.0(0.7) | 1.1(1.0) | 0.8 (0.7) | 1.4(1.2) | 0.234 |
a
Data are mean (standard deviation) for continuous variable and percentage for categorical variables. Bold p-values are statistically significant at p-linear ≤ 0.05. AHI = apnea hypopnea index. CRP = C-reactive protein. IL-6 = interleukin-6. SDB = sleep disordered breathing.