Differences in attention abilities, growth, development, and quality of life between Chinese children with obstructive sleep apnea and healthy controls.

ABSTRACT: ObjectivesThis study aimed to compare growth, development, quality of life, and attention abilities between Chinese children with and without obstructive sleep apnea.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted at the 980th Hospital, Joint Logistics Support Force. Validated scales, including the Pupil Rating Scale, Inventory of Subjective Life Quality, Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, Parent Symptom Questionnaire, and Continuous Performance Task, were used to assess children with obstructive sleep apnea and healthy controls.ResultsChildren with obstructive sleep apnea (n = 67) showed significantly poorer outcomes than controls (n = 60). They exhibited lower Pupil Rating Scale and Inventory of Subjective Life Quality scores (p < 0.001), higher anxiety levels (p < 0.001), abnormal learning (p = 0.

SUBMITTER: Shan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12580549 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature