Table 2 Pathological total scores and types of sleep disorders according to sleep disturbance scale for children (SDSC)
Disorder of initiating and maintaining of sleep (DIMS) | Sleep-Wake Transition Disorder (WTD) | Sleep hyperhidrosis (SHY) | Sleep Breathing Disorder (SBD) | Disorder of Excessive Somnolence (DOES) | Disorder of Arousal (DA) | Total Score (TS) | 95% Confidence Interval (CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Score range | 7-35 | 6-30 | 2-10 | 3-15 | 5-25 | 3-15 | 26-130 | |
Mean ± SD | 12.5 ± 7.5 | 8.2 ± 4.0 | 2.9 ± 2.3 | 3.8 ± 2.1 | 6.4 ± 2.9 | 3.2 ± 0.92 | 37.24 ± 15.6 | |
Cut off | ≥ 17 | ≥ 14 | ≥ 7 | ≥ 7 | ≥ 13 | ≥ 6 | ≥ 51 | |
Normal sleep n (%) | 98 (73) | 117 (87) | 121 (90) | 122 (90) | 124 (92) | 129 (96) | 92 (68) | 60.3-76.0 |
Pathological sleep n (%) | 37 (27) | 18 (13) | 14 (10) | 13 (10) | 11 (8) | 6 (4) | 43 (32) | 24.0-39.7 |