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Table 1 Age, race, respiratory disturbance index (RDI), OAHI, body mass index (BMI), ventilatory drive in hypoxia (Slope, P0.1/PETO2) and the resting PETCO2 (mmHg) in subjects divided into low and high OAHI groups. Values are means ± SD.

From: Ventilatory drive and the apnea-hypopnea index in six-to-twelve year old children

Group

N

Age (Y)

RDI

OAHI

BMI (kg/m2)

Slope, P0.1/PETO2 (cmH2O/mmHg)

Resting PETCO2 (mmHg)

Low OAHI

27

8.6 ± 1 (6–11)

4.4 ± 5 (1–13)

3.1 ± 0.8 (1.2–4.5)

18.4 ± 5 (13.4–35)

155 ± 27 (0–555)

42.5 ± 0.6 (39.1–48.1)

High OAHI

23

9.3 ± 5 (8–12)

14.6 ± 14 (6.5–72.4)

12 ± 10 (5.9–52)

19 ± 4 (12.6–26)

83 ± 20 (0–330)

44 ± 0.7 (39.4–54.9)

P value, low vs. high

 

0.67

<0.001

<0.001

0.74

0.037

0.066