Abstract:Objective To construct and validate a model for predicting the risk of sleep abnormalities in patients with adenotonsillar hypertrophy and secretory otitis media.Methods A total of 279 patients with adenotonsillar hypertrophy and secretory otitis media treated in the Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery at Guoyao Dongfeng General Hospital between March 2020 and June 2022 were retrospectively enrolled. Sleep was assessed by polysomnography (PSG), and the patients were divided into an abnormal-sleep group (n = 86) and a normal-sleep group (n = 193). Age, sex, disease duration, medical history, clinical symptoms, and other data were compared between the groups. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify key factors associated with sleep abnormalities. R version 4.3.0 was used to construct a nomogram, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to evaluate its discrimination. Bootstrap resampling was performed 1,000 times to validate the predictive performance of the nomogram.Results The proportions of male patients, patients aged < 10 years, patients with a disease duration of ≥ 12 months, and patients with tonsillitis, nasal congestion, a history of asthma, a history of adenoidectomy, difficulty falling asleep, or sleep anxiety were higher in the abnormal-sleep group than in the normal-sleep group. Multivariable logistic regression showed that older age [O^R = 4.943 (95% CI: 1.424, 17.154) ], male sex [O^R = 4.928 (95% CI: 1.357, 17.895) ], longer disease duration [O^R = 81.286 (95% CI: 13.621, 485.082) ], tonsillitis [O^R = 26.767 (95% CI: 6.664, 107.519) ], nasal congestion [O^R = 72.782 (95% CI: 17.008, 311.466) ], a history of asthma [O^R = 8.980 (95% CI: 2.117, 38.087) ], a history of adenoidectomy [O^R = 5.606 (95% CI: 1.600, 19.644) ], difficulty falling asleep [O^R = 6.143 (95% CI: 1.829, 20.631) ], and sleep anxiety [O^R = 7.505 (95% CI: 1.829, 20.631) ] were risk factors for sleep abnormalities (P < 0.05). The calibration curve of the prediction model closely approximated the ideal curve.Conclusion A model based on age, sex, disease duration, and clinical symptoms can predict the risk of sleep abnormalities in patients with adenotonsillar hypertrophy and secretory otitis media and may facilitate the timely identification and intervention of high-risk patients.