Comparisons of Thyroid Hormone, Intelligence, Attention, and Quality of Life in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome before and after Endoscopic Adenoidectomy

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of children with obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) and healthy children.

Characteristic	OSAHS group ( = 35)	Control group ( = 35)		value
Age (years)	6.81 ± 1.08	6.47 ± 1.51	0.214	0.832
Gender (male/female)	21/14	17/18	0.921	0.337
Body mass index (BMI)	22.58 ± 3.22	22.49 ± 2.89	0.897	0.372
Height (cm)	1.06 ± 0.20	1.07 ± 0.27	1.470	0.293
Weight (kg)	25.41 ± 4.36	25.70 ± 3.55	0.325	0.747
Bone age	−0.51 ± 0.21	−0.02 ± 0.01	1.789	0.038
Osteocalcin (μg/L)	7.41 ± 1.31	10.22 ± 2.50	2.142	0.037