Table 2

Symptoms at baseline

Total cohort (n=45)*NH (n=7)No NH (n=38)p Value
Snoring, n (%)
 Always2 (4.4)1 (14.3)1 (2.6)0.097
 Often2 (4.4)1 (14.3)1 (2.6)
 Sometimes6 (13.3)2 (28.6)4 (10.5)
 Occasionally18 (40.0)1 (14.3)17 (44.7)
 Never17 (37.8)2 (28.6)15 (39.5)
Alert in the morning, n (%)
 Always16 (35.6)3 (42.9)13 (34.2)0.550
 Often13 (28.9)1 (14.3)12 (31.6)
 Sometimes6 (13.3)2 (28.6)4 (10.5)
 Occasionally5 (11.1)0 (0)5 (13.2)
 Never5 (11.1)1 (14.3)4 (10.5)
Morning headaches, n (%)
 Never28 (63.6)5 (71.4)23 (62.2)1.000
 1–2 days13 (28.3)2 (28.6)11 (29.7)
 3–4 days0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
 5–6 days3 (6.8)0 (0)3 (8.1)
 7 days0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
Sleepy during the day, n (%)
 Always0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1.000
 Often6 (13.3)1 (14.3)5 (13.2)
 Sometimes11 (24.4)2 (28.6)9 (23.7)
 Occasionally16 (35.6)2 (28.6)14 (36.8)
 Never12 (26.7)2 (28.6)10 (26.3)
Number of days with nap, n (%)
 None34 (75.6)5 (71.4)29 (76.3)0.201
 1–2 per week8 (17.8)1 (14.3)7 (18.4)
 3–4 per week2 (4.4)0 (0)2 (5.3)
 5–6 per week0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
 Every day1 (2.2)1 (14.3)0 (0)
Number of nocturnal awakenings per night, n (%)
 Never20 (45.5)3 (42.9)17 (45.9)0.763
 Once14 (31.8)3 (42.9)11 (29.7)
 2–4 times10 (22.7)1 (14.3)9 (24.3)
 5–7 times0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
 >8 times0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
Frequency of care giver attending to child at night, n (%)
 Never32 (72.7)4 (57.1)28 (75.7)0.451
 1–2 times11 (25.0)3 (42.9)8 (21.6)
 3–4 times1 (2.3)0 (0)1 (2.7)
 >4 times0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
  • * One participant in the no NH group did not complete any questionnaire data.

  • An additional participant in the no NH group did not reply to these questions and therefore the total number was 44 (NH, n=7; no NH, n=37).

  • NH, nocturnal hypoventilation.