Screening for abnormal lung function in children with OSA
We evaluated the lung function in
483 children with OSA, and then divided the patients with abnormal lung
function into mild, moderate and moderate-severe groups based on the
severity of lung dysfunction (Table 1) .
Analysis of risk factors for
abnor mal lung function in
children with OSA
The Chi-squared test was used to assess risk factors for abnormal lung
function in children with OSA. Our results showed that the incidence of
abnormal lung function among children with OSA was closely related to a
previous history of chronic cough (χ2=53.504,
P<0.001), wheezing (χ2=40.136, P<0.001), familial
allergic diseases (χ2=4.073, P=0.044), and asthma
(χ2=197.700, P<0.001) (Table 2) . A
multivariate logistic analysis indicated that a previous history of
chronic cough (P<0.001) or a previous history of asthma (P<0.001) were
independent risk factors for abnormal lung function in children with OSA(Table 3) .