Chi-Chih Lai, Pei-Wen Lin, Hsin-Ching Lin, Michael Friedman, Hsueh-Wen Chang, Anna M Salapatas, Meng-Chih Lin, Pa-Chun Wang
OBJECTIVE: To develop an adequate model using reliable clinical and physical factors to predict pediatric obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAS). METHODS: Complete anthropometric measurements including BMI z score, tonsil size grading, and updated Friedman tongue position (uFTP) were evaluated. Subjective assessments of clinical symptoms/signs, including snoring visual analog scale (VAS), nasal obstruction, and mouth breathing, were recorded. RESULTS: Eighty-eight children (57 boys and 31 girls, mean age = 9...
September 2018: Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology