Table 4.
Demographics, physical characteristics, symptoms during sleep and daytime, treatment, and health complications of adult patients and control patients.
| Characteristics | Patients | Control Patients | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| n | 100 | 100 | — |
| Age, y, mean (SD) | 23.58 (4.04) | 24.17 (3.88) | .337 |
| Sex, male, n (%) | 53 (53.00) | 44 (44.00) | .258 |
| Weight, kg, mean (SD) | 68.01 (14.45) | 65.22 (14.35) | .161 |
| Height, cm, mean (SD) | 170.54 (10.18) | 171.00 (10.06) | .983 |
| BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 23.33 (4.19) | 22.10 (3.28) | .038 |
| Academic degree, n (%) | < .001 | ||
| Primary school | 1 (1.00) | 0 (0.00) | |
| Middle school | 31 (31.00) | 8 (8.00) | |
| High school | 47 (47.00) | 60 (60.00) | |
| College degree | 21 (21.00) | 32 (32.00) | |
| Snoring, n (%) | 37 (37.00) | 23 (23.00) | .045 |
| Your snoring is: | .013 | ||
| Slightly louder than breathing | 17 (44.74) | 15 (65.22) | |
| As loud as talking | 4 (10.53) | 6 (26.09) | |
| Louder than talking | 17 (44.74) | 2 (8.70) | |
| How often do you snore? | < .001 | ||
| Almost every day | 10 (26.32) | 4 (15.38) | |
| 3–4 times/wk | 17 (44.74) | 6 (23.08) | |
| 1–2 times/wk | 11 (28.95) | 5 (19.23) | |
| 1–2 times/mo | 0 (0.00) | 6 (23.08) | |
| Never | 0 (0.00) | 5 (19.23) | |
| Snoring bothered other people? | 19 (50.00) | 13 (50.00) | > .99 |
| Stop breathing during sleep?, n (%) | .048 | ||
| 1–2 times/wk | 9 (9.00) | 1 (1.00) | |
| 1–2 times/mo | 1 (1.00) | 3 (3.00) | |
| 3–4 times/wk | 1 (1.00) | 0 (0.00) | |
| Rarely or never | 89 (89.00) | 96 (96.00) | |
| Berlin questionnaire score ≥ 2, n (%) | 8 (8.00) | 2 (2.00) | .101 |
| Nocturnal anxiety, n (%) | 2 (2.00) | 29 (29.00) | < .001 |
| Insomnia, n (%) | 19 (19.00) | 34 (34.00) | .025 |
| Drowsiness, n (%) | 18 (18.00) | 53 (53.00) | < .001 |
| Irritability, n (%) | 19 (19.00) | 43 (43.00) | < .001 |
| Adenotonsillectomy, n (%) | 64 (64.00) | 2 (2.00) | < .001 |
| Tonsillectomy, n (%) | 6 (6.00) | 1 (1.00) | .124 |
| Adenoidectomy, n (%) | 20 (20.00) | 5 (5.00) | .003 |
| Hypercholesterolemia, n (%) | 2 (2.00) | 10 (10.00) | .037 |
| Cardiovascular sequelae, n (%) | 7 (7.00) | 5 (5.00) | .766 |
BMI = body mass index, SD = standard deviation.