Assessment of Central Sleep Apnea Events in Children with Sleep-Disordered Breathing

Table 2

Comparison of pre- and postoperative polysomnography findings.

Patient groups	CA		CAI		OAHI
	Pre-TA	Post-TA	Pre-TA	Post-TA	Pre-TA	Post-TA
Entire cohort ()	11.6 (1-121)^†	5.4 (0-41)	1.9 (0.1-16.3)^†	0.7 (0-5.3)	28.6 (2.8-142.2)^†	3.4 (0-35.6)
Gender
Male ()	11.5 (1-47) ^†	5.7 (0-41)	1.8 (0.1-9.8)^†	0.8 (0-5.3)	26.2 (2.8-90.1)^†	3.9 (0-35.6)
Female ()	11.8 (1-121)^†	4.9 (0-22)	2.1 (0.1-16.3)^†	0.7 (0-3.2)	32.1 (2.2-142.2)^†	2.5 (0-12.2)
Age group
Toddler ()	15.3 (1-121)^†	6.6 (0-38)	2.4 (0.1-16.3)^†	0.9 (0-4.5)	31.1 (2.2-142.2)^†	2 (0-11.5)
Preschooler ()	8.1 (1-46)	5.3 (0-24)	1.2 (0.1-6.9)	0.7 (0-3.2)	26.1 (2.3-121.1)^†	3.5 (0.1-20)
Middle childhood ()	10.5 (1-47)^†	4.6 (0-41)	1.9 (0.1-13)^†	0.7 (0-5.3)	26.7 (2.8-127.5)^†	3.8 (0-35.6)
Teenager ()	8.5 (1-21)	3.8 (0-18)	1.6 (0.1-6.1)	0.5 (0-2.6)	33.7 (10.8-90.1)^†	7.9 (2.1-16)
Weight category
Obese ()	10.4 (1-46)^†	5 (0-38)	1.9 (0.1-13)^†	0.7 (0-4.5)	27.9 (2.2-142.2)^†	4. 5 (0-35.6)
Nonobese ()	10.2 (1-47)^†	5.5 (0-41)	1.7 (0.1-9.8)^†	0.8 (0-5.3)	28 (2.8-141.9)^†	2.4 (0-28.2)
Comorbid condition
Present ()	9.2 (1-46)	5.6 (1-38)	1.5 (0.1-9.8)	0.9 (0-4.5)	17.7 (2.8-48)^†	5.3 (0-35.6)
Absent ()	10.5 (1-47) ^†	5.1 (0-41)	1.8 (0.1-13)^†	0.7 (0-5.3)	31 (2.3-142.2)^†	2.8 (0-16)

Data presented mean (range); CA: central apnea events; CAI: central apnea index; OAH: obstructive apnea hypopnea events; OAHI: obstructive apnea hypopnea index; .