Clinical Study
The Specific Characteristics in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cor Pulmonale
Table 1
A comparison of the demographic, clinical, and polysomnographic characteristics between the two children groups with OSA.
| | Group I () | Group II () | value |
| | Age (y/o) | 5 ± 1 | 8 ± 4 | 0.214 | | Sex (Male/Female) | 4/1 | 22/3 | 0.913 | | Body Length (cm) | 107.7 ± 8.6 | 127.0 ± 25.0 | 0.202 | | Body Weight (kg) | 24.7 ± 7.1 | 43.4 ± 22.3 | 0.167 | | BSA (M2) | 0.86 ± 0.15 | 1.24 ± 0.46 | 0.173 | | BMI (kg/M2) | 32.8 ± 1.7 | 28.3 ± 6.2 | 0.229 | | Underlying Disease | 0 (0%) | 11 (44%) | 0.332 | | Severity of OSAS | | | | | Mild | 0 (0%) | 13 (52%) | 0.274 | | Moderate | 2 (40%) | 5 (20%) | 0.284 | | Severe | 3 (60%) | 7 (28%) | 0.620 | | Grading of the tonsils | 3.4 ± 0.7 | 3.3 ± 1.2 | 0.890 | | Polysomnography | | | | | RDI | 39.2 ± 30.8 | 23.4 ± 27.3 | 0.357 | | AI | 10.0 ± 8.0 | 13.2 ± 16.0 | 0.739 | | Arousal Index | 57.5 ± 65.2 | 19.0 ± 19.7 | 0.023* | | Desaturation Index | 51.0 ± 37.4 | 31.9 ± 36.8 | 0.404 | | Mean SaO2 (%) | 87.0 ± 3.0 | 93.9 ± 5.3 | 0.038* | | Minimal SaO2 (%) | 42.0 ± 8.0 | 70.5 ± 19.0 | 0.018* | | Mean HR (/min) | 76.7 ± 23.6 | 100.4 ± 31.3 | 0.219 | | Minimal HR (/min) | 44.8 ± 25.9 | 63.5 ± 16.3 | 0.087 | | Bradycardia events | 73.0 ± 8.0 | 11.4 ± 18.8 | <0.001* | | Tachycardia events | 55.0 ± 66.0 | 16.5 ± 26.0 | 0.052 |
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Abbreviations: AI: apnea index; BMI: body mass index; BSA: body surface area; HR: heart rate; RDI: respiratory disturbance index; SaO2: oxygen saturation.
*: significant difference.
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