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Question: Among school-aged children with mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which demographic, medical, and environmental factors predict OSA severity?
Question type: Descriptive
Study design: Cross-sectional
Investigators from multiple institutions conducted a study to identify patient factors that were associated with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in school-aged children. Data for this study were obtained on patients screened for potential enrollment into a prospective randomized controlled trial, conducted at 7 different institutions across the United States, comparing medical therapy versus tonsillectomy-adenoidectomy for OSA. Children between 5.0 and 9.9 years of age with suspected sleep-disordered breathing who were being considered for adenotonsillectomy were eligible for …
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