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Table 1 Demographics by sleep-related disordered breathing criteria

From: Postsurgical behaviors in children with and without symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing

 

No SDB

SDBa

 

(n = 247)

(n = 90)

Gender (F)

121 (49.0)

38 (42.0)

Age (years)

6.85 ± 3.4

5.82 ± 3.1*

Race:

  

  Caucasian

207 (83.8)

69 (76.7)

  Black

14 (5.7)

10 (11.1)

  Hispanic

8 (3.2)

5 (5.6)

ASA physical status (I/II,%)

52/48

31/69*

Medical history:

  

  ADHD

3 (1.2)

4 (4.4)

  Asthma

30 (12.1)

17 (18.9)

  Obesityb

28 (11.5)

18 (20.5)*

  1. SDB sleep-disordered breathing, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists, ADHD attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
  2. *P < 0.05 vs no SDB.
  3. aScores of ≥0.33 on the SRBD subscale. Data are mean ± SD or n (%).
  4. bBased on the child’s BMI corrected for age and gender[27].
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