ArticleSleep2014
Obstructive sleep apnea in obese community-dwelling children: the NANOS study.
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Prevalence of Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome in Obese Children. The Significance of Hormonal Factors
Validity and Cost-effectiveness Analysis of a Home Respiratory Polygraphy for the Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children (DINISAS)
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55 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 150 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Exploring the Complex Interplay of Obesity, Allergic Diseases, and Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Sleep disturbances in children and adolescents after kidney transplantation.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2024Article
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Abstract
introductionObesity in children is assumed to serve as a major risk factor in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). However, the prevalence of OSAS in otherwise healthy obese children from the community is unknown.
aimTo determine the prevalence of OSAS in obese children identified and recruited from primary care centers.
methodsA cross-sectional, prospective, multicenter study. Spanish children ages 3-14 y with a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to the 95th percentile for age and sex were randomly selected, and underwent medical history, snoring, and Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire (PSQ) assessments, as well as physical examination, nasopharyngoscopy, and nocturnal polysomnography (NPSG) recordings.
resultsTwo hundred forty-eight children (54.4% males) with mean age of 10.8 ± 2.6 y were studied with a BMI of 28.0 ± 4.7 kg/m(2) corresponding to 96.8 ± 0.6 percentile when adjusted for age and sex. The mean respiratory disturbance index (RDI), obstructive RDI (ORDI), and obstructive apnea-hypopnea index (OAHI) were 5.58 ± 9.90, 5.06 ± 9.57, and 3.39 ± 8.78/h total sleep time (TST), respectively. Using ≥ 3/h TST as the cutoff for the presence of OSAS, the prevalence of OSAS ranged from 21.5% to 39.5% depending on whether OAHI, ORDI, or RDI were used.
conclusionsThe prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in obese children from the general population is high. Obese children should be screened for the presence of OSAS. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01322763.
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