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Table 2 At-home pulse oximetry in children with inconclusive and abnormal MOS

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

 

McGill Oximetry Score (MOS)

Inconclusive

Abnormal

Number of patients

677

104

Male (N° of pts.; %)

433 (55.4%)

69 (66.3%)

Age (years)*

5.1 ± 2.5 (1.0–16.1)

3.6 ± 2.0 (1.2–15.3)

BMZ Z-score

−0.3 ± 2.8 (−3.7–2.9)

−0.2 ± 2.7 (−3.9–2.8)

TERT (hrs)**

8.0 ± 1.2 (6.0–13.1)

8.3 ± 1.3 (6.1–12.2)

mean SpO2 (%)*

98.1 ± 1.3 (94.4–99.9)

96.5 ± 2.2 (86.5–99.3)

nadir SpO2 (%)*

92.4 ± 3.9 (54.0–99.0)

74.9 ± 14.4 (6.0–93.0)

SpO2 < 90% (% TERT)*

0.0 ± 0.1 (0.0–2.1)

3.2 ± 8.4 (0.0–73.9)

DI4 (Falls in saturation by ≥4%/hrs)*

1.0 ± 1.6 (0.0–15.9)

13.7 ± 15.0 (2.1–113.4)

mean PR (BPM) *

85.5 ± 11.9 (51.0–141.0)

97.4 ± 12.4 (62.7–127.0)

  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, P values * < 0.0001, P values ** < 0.02