Table 2.
Children general health status.
| Group | Non-SRBD * (Percentage) |
SRBD Positive (Percentage) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | |||
| Background disease | 13.8% | 33.3% | |
| Asthma | 9.4% | 16.7% | |
| Hearing problems | 3.9% | 16.7% | |
| Enlarged tonsils | 3.4% | 20.8% | |
| Atopic dermatitis | 2% | 4.2% | |
| Other non-common diseases | 5.9% | 12.5% | |
| Hospitalization in the past | 14.3% | 25% | |
| Hospitalization cause: - For surgery Other cause |
6.4% 7.9% |
16.7% 8.3% |
|
| Surgery in the past | 6.4% | 20.8% | |
| Surgery type - Myringotomy - Tonsillectomy - Myringotomy and tonsillectomy Other surgery |
1.5% 2.0% 1.5% 1.5% |
8.3% 4.2% 8.3% 0% |
|
| Medications in general | 5.9% | 25.0% | |
| Medication type: - For ADHD * - For asthma Other medications |
2.5% 3.0% 1.0% |
16.7% 4.2% 12.5% |
|
| Known allergies | 3.4% | 16.7% | |
| Respiratory allergy | 3% | 12.5% | |
| Reflux | 2% | 0% | |
| Non-continuous sleep ** | 15.3% | 45.8% | |
| Bruxism | 12.3% | 12.5% | |
| Developmental delay ** | 5.9% | 29.2% | |
| Behavioral disorders | 7.4% | 29.2% | |
* Variables as follows: SRBD—sleep-related breathing disorder, ADHD—attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ** significant differences marked in bold (chi-square, p < 0.001).