Symptoms | Pre-RME | Post-RME |
Absolute Difference in Rates between
Pre-RME and Post-RME |
Relative Difference, % Change after RME | McNemar’s Test |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | N (%) | N (%) | % | % | p value |
Sleep Apnea Symptoms and Breathing Patterns (9 items) | - | - | - | - | - |
Snoring half of the time | 32 (37.2) | 6 (7.0) | 30.2 | 81.2 | <0.0001 |
Always snoring | 19 (22.4) | 1 (11.2) | 11.2 | 50.0 | <0.0001 |
Snore loudly | 23 (27.4) | 3 (3.6) | 23.8 | 86.9 | <0.0001 |
Heavy breathing | 51 (62.2) | 20 (24.4) | 37.8 | 60.8 | <0.0001 |
Trouble breathing | 13 (15.5) | 4 (4.8) | 10.7 | 69.0 | <0.0001 |
Stop breathing | 9 (10.2) | 4 (4.6) | 5.6 | 54.9 | 0.096 |
Breathing through the mouth | 54 (63.5) | 37 (43.5) | 20 | 31.5 | 0.003 |
Dry mouth in the morning | 52 (61.9) | 27 (32.1) | 29.8 | 48.1 | <0.0001 |
Wet the bed | 18 (20.2) | 10 (11.2) | 9 | 44.6 | 0.01 |
Sleep Quality and Fatigue (7 items) | - | - | - | - | - |
Feeling unrefreshed | 33 (37.1) | 11 (12.4) | 24.7 | 66.6 | <0.0001 |
Sleepiness during the day | 22 (24.4) | 8 (8.9) | 15.5 | 63.5 | 0.002 |
Teacher comment on sleepiness | 9 (9.9) | 2 (2.2) | 7.7 | 77.8 | 0.02 |
Hard to wake up in the morning | 29 (31.9) | 13 (14.3) | 17.6 | 55.2 | 0.002 |
Headache in the morning | 6 (6.7) | 0 | 6.7 | 100.0 | / |
Normal growth rate | 8 (8.9) | 3 (3.3) | 5.6 | 62.9 | 0.096 |
Overweight | 3 (3.3) | 1 (1.1) | 2.2 | 66.7 | 0.16 |
Behavioral Changes (6 items) | - | - | - | - | - |
Listens when spoken to directly | 24 (27.6) | 18 (20.7) | 6.9 | 25.0 | 0.18 |
Difficulty organizing tasks and activities | 25 (27.8) | 15 (16.7) | 11.1 | 39.9 | 0.02 |
Easily distracted | 36 (41.4) | 29 (33.3) | 8.1 | 19.6 | 0.09 |
Fidgets with hands and feet or squirms in seat | 38 (42.7) | 34 (38.2) | 4.5 | 10.5 | 0.32 |
Child on the go or driven by motor | 27 (30.3) | 23 (25.8) | 4.5 | 14.9 | 0.29 |
Interrupts or intrudes on others | 30 (35.3) | 22 (25.9) | 9.4 | 26.6 | 0.06 |