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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 May 5.
Published in final edited form as: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Oct 6;164(5):1108–1115. doi: 10.1177/0194599820960454

Table 5.

Sleep Architecture Variables for Children With Down Syndrome for Those With and Without a Diagnosis of OSA.a

Variable OSA (n = 315) No OSA (n = 82) P value

Sleep
 Efficiency, % 82.3 (11) 80.6 (12) .21
 Latency, min 29.5 (36) 31 (34.4) .60b
  Median [IQR] 17.5 [0–202] 20.6 [0–150.8]
Total time, min
 Sleep 430.4 (71.3) 409.1 (84.7) .03
 In bed 524.6 (54.3) 510.8 (77.5) .13
REM latency, min 124.1 (64.9) 137.2 (71.1) .12
NREM stage, %
 1 3 (1) 3 (2) .90
 2 47 (7) 47 (7) .59
 3 28 (7) 29 (8) .30
REM
 Sleep, % 22.8 (6) 21 (7) .03
 Cycles 5.1 (1.8) 4.6 (1.4) .01
Arousal index per hour 13.9 (5) 11.2 (4.1) <.0001

Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; NREM, non–rapid eye movement; OSA, obstructive sleep apnea; REM, rapid eye movement.

a

Values are presented as mean (SD).

b

Wilcoxon rank sum test.