ArticleFrontiers in sleep2025
Obstructive sleep apnea in children: prevalence and association with overweight and obesity.
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- Exploring nightly variability in sleep apnea and changes in severity classification with multi night sleep testing in a population based cohort of young children.Frontiers in sleep · 2026Article
- The impact of dietary and lifestyle factors on obesity among chinese children during the first 6 years of life: a 2014-2015 multi-centre study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an underdiagnosed health condition and in young children, if untreated, may have negative effects on mental and physical health. Although obesity is recognized as a major risk factor for OSA in adults, the association between weight and OSA has not been as well documented in children. This study was conducted to evaluate prevalence of OSA in young children and if there is an association with weight gain, overweight and/or obesity. Methods: Cross-sectional study, conducted over period of one-year included 29% ( Results: Undiagnosed OSA is prevalent in young children or 22.7%; with prevalence of moderate-OSA 16.2% and severe-OSA 6.5%. Each one-unit increase in BMI Conclusions: The prevalence of OSA in young children is higher than previously reported, with weight gain, overweight, and obesity strongly associated with OSA diagnoses.
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