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Table 1 Children’s main characteristics and at-home pulse oximetry results

From: Age and seasons influence on at-home pulse oximetry results in children evaluated for suspected obstructive sleep apnea

 

All patients

Number of patients

781

Male (N° of pts.; %)

433 (55.4%)

Age (years)

4.9 ± 2.5 (1.0–16.1)

BMI Z-score

−0.3 ± 2.8 (−3.9–2.9)

Obesity (N° pts.; %)

78 (10.0%)

Asthma (N° pts.; %)

168 (21.5%)

Allergy (N° pts.; %)

93 (11.9%)

Malocclusion (N° pts.; %)

70 (9.0%)

TERT (hrs)

8.0 ± 1.2 (6.0–13.1)

mean SpO2 (%)

97.9 ± 1.3 (86.5–99.9)

nadir SpO2 (%)

90.0 ± 8.7 (6.0–99.0)

SpO2 < 90% (% TERT)

0.4 ± 3.2 (0.0–23.9)

DI4 (Falls in saturation by ≥4%/hrs)

2.7 ± 7.1 (0.6–113.4)

mean PR (BPM)

87.1 ± 12.6 (51.0–141.0)

  1. Data expressed as mean ± SD, unless otherwise specified. TERT Total Effective Recording Time, SpO 2 Oxygen Saturation, DI 4 Oxygen Desaturation ≥4% Index, PR Pulse Rate