Hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea in Caucasian children

Table 1 Demographic and polysomnographic data on subjects with (n = 10) and without (n = 20) any form of hypertension

	Hypertension, OSA (n = 10)	OSA, no hypertension (n = 20)	95% CI for difference
Age (yr)	8.61	9.01	-1.65, 2.46
Male, n (%)	8 (80)	13 (65)	-54.93, 24.93
Body mass index (kg/cm2)	19.16	20.23	-2.89, 5.03
Desaturation index (%)	1.09	1.36	-2.68, 3.22
Oxygen saturation mean (%)	96.4	96.1	-1.30, 0.71
Oxygen saturation minimum (%)	87.3	85.6	-6.36, 3.02
Spontaneous arousal index (/h)	3.5	3.7	-1.20, 1.67
Apnea arousal index (/h)	10.8	3.7	-24.52, 10.25
Apnea hypopnea index (/h)	21.5	10.6	-39.13, 17.25

Means shown for all numerical variables. Number and percentage for categorical. OSA: Obstructive sleep apnea.