Utility of the Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire and Pulse Oximetry as Screening Tools in Pediatric Patients with Suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Table 1

Descriptive characteristics of cohort studied.

Total n cohort 98 patients	Total sample	AIH < 3 (51)	AIH 3–5 (24)	AIH 5–10 (14)	AIH > 10 (9)
Sex
Male	69%	75% (38)	47% (11)	55% (8)	71% (6)
Female	31%	25% (13)	53% (13)	45% (6)	29% (3)
Physical examination
Adenoid fascies	55%	11% (6)	32% (8)	65% (9)	88% (8)
Adenotonsillar hypertrophy (III-IV)	68%	34% (17)	45% (11)	75% (11)	77% (7)
Nasal obstruction	61%	30% (15)	51% (12)	72% (10)	77% (7)
Age
<3 years old	11%	8% (4)	7% (2)	7% (1)	45% (4)
3–6 years old	53%	31% (16)	53% (13)	43% (6)	36% (3)
>6 years old	36%	61% (31)	40% (9)	50% (7)	19% (2)
BMI*
BMI z score > 2SD	13%	12% (6)	16% (4)	14% (2)	10% (1)
AIH*
<3	52%
3–5 mild OSAH	24%
5–10 moderate OSAH	15%
>10 severe OSAH	9%

BMI: body mass index, AIH: apnea/hipopnea index.