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Sleep Disordered Breathing in Children in a General Population Sample: Prevalence and Risk Factors

SLEEP · 2009 · Vol. 32(6) · pp. 731–736

Edward O. Bixler✉(Pennsylvania State University)Alexandros N. Vgontzas(Pennsylvania State University)Hung-Mo Lin(Pennsylvania State University)Duanping Liao(Pennsylvania State University)Susan L. Calhoun(Pennsylvania State University)Antonio Vela‐Bueno(Pennsylvania State University)Fred G. Fedok(Pennsylvania State University)Vukmir Vlašić(Pennsylvania State University)Gavin R. Graff(Pennsylvania State University)

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Abstract

The prevalence of AHI > or = 5 was 1.2% in a representative sample of elementary school children. Risk factors for SDB included waist circumference, nasal abnormalities (e.g., chronic sinusitis/rhinitis), and minority. The strong linear relationship between waist circumference and BMI across all degrees of severity of SDB suggests that, as in adults, metabolic factors may be among the most important risk factors for SDB in children.

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Neuroscience of respiration and sleep Sleep and related disordersSleep disordered breathingPopulationMedicineSample (material)Sleep (system call)BreathingPsychiatryPediatricsDemographyPsychology

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HumansAdenoidsAirway ObstructionChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth SurveysHypertrophyMaleObesityPalate, SoftPennsylvaniaRisk FactorsPalatine Tonsil

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