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Table 9 Correlation between scores of sleep-related difficulties and scores of oral motor checklist

From: Oral motor weakness: a possible clinical marker for sleep-related difficulties in Down syndrome children — a preliminary study

Parameters

R (correlation coefficient)

p-value

Total questionnaire score with total OM checklist score

 − 0.075

0.628

Total questionnaire score with OM checklist Task 1 score (Chewy Tubes)

 − 0.068

0.659

Total questionnaire score with OM checklist Task 2 score (bite blocks)

 − 0.140

0.365

Total questionnaire score with OM checklist Task 3 score (horns)

 − 0.065

0.674

Total questionnaire score with OM checklist Task 4 score (straws)

 − 0.007

0.967

Questionnaire Sect. 6 score (restless sleep & frequent awakening) with OM checklist Task 1 score (Chewy Tubes)

 − 0.320a

0.034

  1. aCorrelation is significant at the 0.05 level
  2. **Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level