TABLE II.

Baseline and Follow-Up Obstructive Apnea-Hypopnea Index and Subjective Sleep-Related Complaints Grouped by Symptom Change for Children with Down Syndrome and Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

				Nocturnal symptoms						Daytime symptoms
Change in symptoms	Therapy	Appointment type	oAHI	Snoring	Gasping	Breath pauses	Heavy breathing	Noisy breathing	Nocturnal enuresis	Behavior problems	Sleepiness	Morning headache
Improved	Observation	Initial	3.4	Yes	Yes			Yes
		Follow-up	3.9
	Observation	Initial	2.2	Yes			Yes
		Follow-up	3.7	Yes
	Observation	Initial	1.1				Yes			Yes
		Follow-up	1.4							Yes
	Observation	Initial	3.7	Yes	Yes	Yes
		Follow-up	4.5	Yes	Yes
	Medication	Initial	1.6	Yes
		Follow-up	1.4
	Medication	Initial	3.3	Yes
		Follow-up	3.5
	Medication	Initial	3.8	Yes
		Follow-up	1.4
No Change	Observation	Initial	2.4	Yes							Yes
		Follow-up	3.6	Yes							Yes
	Observation	Initial	1.5
		Follow-up	5.2
	Medication	Initial	1.3	Yes
		Follow-up	1.7	Yes
	Medication	Initial	4.4	Yes
		Follow-up	11.3	Yes
	Medication	Initial	3.6
		Follow-up	13.8
	Medication	Initial	1.3
		Follow-up	12.2
Worsened	Observation	Initial	4.9
		Follow-up	2.9	Yes
	Observation	Initial	1.8	Yes							Yes
		Follow-up	1.3	Yes						Yes	Yes
	Oxygen	Initial	3.3
		Follow-up	1.1	Yes				Yes
	Medication	Initial	4.7	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes
		Follow-up	3.6	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes

oAHI = obstructive apnea-hypopnea index.

Children with an increase in the apnea-hypopnea index are highlighted in grey.