Comparisons of Thyroid Hormone, Intelligence, Attention, and Quality of Life in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome before and after Endoscopic Adenoidectomy
Table 2
Thyroid hormone, intelligence, attention, and quality of life of OSAHS children before and after endoscopic adenoidectomy and healthy children.
Group
FT3 (μmol/L)
FT4 (μmol/L)
TSH (uIU/mL)
FIQ
VIQ
PIQ
OSA-18
OSAHS group
Before surgery
35
6.04 ± 1.88
14.17 ± 5.01
4.12 ± 1.04
92.45 ± 5.88
94.17 ± 15.01
94.12 ± 11.04
87.62 ± 17.15
After surgery
26
6.23 ± 2.39
13.91 ± 4.74
4.31 ± 1.05
106.23 ± 7.39*
103.91 ± 9.74*
104.31 ± 10.05*
46.61 ± 10.15*
With BT
22
6.46 ± 1.73
12.81 ± 3.26
4.07 ± 0.88
112.05 ± 6.87*
109.22 ± 8.18*
109.54 ± 9.97*
39.89 ± 11.23*
Without BT
13
6.12 ± 3.06
14.09 ± 4.91
4.67 ± 1.32
103.14 ± 8.13*
98.77 ± 10.27
101.28 ± 11.83*
51.24 ± 9.64*
Control group
35
6.21 ± 2.45
14.21 ± 4.63
4.33 ± 1.29
110.59 ± 8.32*
106.91 ± 11.25*
109.37 ± 7.91*
37.81 ± 8.67*
FT3: free triiodothyronine; FT4: free thyroxine; TSH: thyroid stimulating hormone; FIQ: full-scale intelligence quotient; VIQ: verbal intelligence quotient; PIQ: performance intelligence quotient; * compared with the levels before surgery.
