Clarifying the link between sleep disordered breathing and tracheal collapse: a retrospective analysis

Table 2 Diagnoses observed in subject cohort

Diagnosis	Total Subjects N = 200 (%)	With OSA N = 101 (%)	Without OSA N = 99 (%)	With TBM N = 51 (%)	Without TBM N = 149 (%)
Asthma	110 (55.0)	54 (53.4)	56 (56.6)	27 (52.9)	83 (55.7)
COPD	33 (16.5)	13 (12.9)	20 (20.2)	9 (17.6)	24 (16.1)
Upper GI Disorders*	75 (37.5)	40 (39.6)	35 (35.4)	23 (45.0)	52 (35.0)
Chronic/Recurrent Infections**	15 (7.5)	7 (6.9) ^ǂ	1 (1.0) ^ǂ	3 (5.9)	12 (8.1)
VCD	14 (7.0)	12 (11.9) ^ǂ	2 (2.0) ^ǂ	4 (7.8)	10 (6.7)
Pulmonary Hypertension	5 (2.5)	5 (5.0) ^ǂ	0 (0.0) ^ǂ	1 (2.0)	4 (2.7)

Data are presented as number (percentage)
Abbreviations: OSA obstructive sleep apnea, TBM tracheobronchomalacia, GI gastrointestinal, VCD vocal cord dysfunction
*Upper GI Disorders: includes Reflux, Laryngopharangeal reflux, Gastroesophageal reflux disease, aspiration, dysmotility, and abnormal swallow
**Infections: Bronchitis, Pneumonia, Recurrent Pulmonary Infections
^ǂSignificantly Different, p ≤ 0.05 (within same row)

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