Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hypertension in Adolescents: Effect on Neurobehavioral and Cognitive Functioning

Table 4

Cognitive functioning of hypertensive adolescents according to absence or presence of OSA.

	Hypertension with OSA ()	Hypertension without OSA ()
Verbal memory, points	6.4 ± 1.18	11.9 ± 1.27	<0.05
Visual memory, points	15.9 ± 1.25	27.0 ± 1.34	<0.05
Attention, points	24.7 ± 1.44	45.7 ± 1.13	<0.05
Verbal thinking, points	17.5 ± 1.3	25.2 ± 1.7	<0.05
Speech, points	11.5 ± 1.25	19.5 ± 1.2	<0.05

Data shown as mean ± standard error. Significant differences are indicated by bold print.