Results
1. General information
A total of 425 children were
enrolled. The median age was 6
(IQR:3.5,8.5) years, and 60.5% were boys. The median BMI was 16.0
kg/m2 (IQR:14.9,18.0); 183 patients (43.1%) were
diagnosed with OSAHS, including 113
patients (26.6%) with mild OSAHS, 70 patients (16.5%) with moderate to
severe OSAHS, and 242 patients (56.9%) with non-OSAHS. A total of 52
patients (12.2%) had an A/N ratio ≤ 0.60, 77 patients (18.1%) had an
A/N ratio from 0.61~0.70, 142 patients (33.4%) had A/N
ratio from 0.71~0.80 and 154 patients (36.2%) had A/N
ratio ≥0.80.
2. Demographic characteristics of patients with OSAHS and
non-OSAHS
The A/N ratio was significantly higher in the OSAHS group than in the
non-OSAHS group(Table1), and moderate-severe OSAHS patients had a higher
A/N ratio than mild OSAHS and non-OSAHS patients(Table2). However, age,
sex, BMI, and course of disease did not differ significantly between the
OSAHS and non-OSAHS groups.
Table1 Characterisitics of OSAHS and non-OSAHS patients