From: Habitual snoring and atopic state: correlations with respiratory function and teeth occlusion
Atopic SDB subjects | Non atopic SDB subjects | Statistical significance | |
---|---|---|---|
(60 subjects) | (50 subjects) | ||
Adenoid Hypertrophy | 36% (21/60) | 46% (39/50) | P=0.001 |
Tonsillar hypertrophy | 32% (19/60) | 46% (23/50) | n.s. |
Turbinate hypertrophy | 68% (41/60) | 60% (30/50) | n.s. |
Overweight | 16.6% (10/60) | 58% (29/50) | P=0.005 |
Positive rhinomanometry (obstruction from 43% to <29% of p.v. | 80% (48/60) | 78% (39/50) | n.s. |
Positive/Non conclusive pulsoxymetry | 50% (30/60) | 42% (21/50) | n.s. |