Anthropometric and Dental Measurements in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Dl, Smith; Dalesio, Nicholas M.; Benke, James R.; Petrone, John A.; Vigilar, Veronica; Cohen, Aliza P.; Ishman, Stacey L.

doi:10.5664/jcsm.6132

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“…As already mentioned, the questionnaire applied in this research has been standardized and it was known its sensitivity and specificity, 81% and 87%, respectively [ 4 ]. The pediatric sleep questionnaire represents a valid tool that has previously used in similar studies [ 18 , 19 ]. According to a recent review only this type of questionnaire has shown sufficient diagnostic precision to be used as a screening method for SDB [ 20 ].…”

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Sleep Disordered Breathing: An Epidemiological Study among Albanian Children and Adolescents

Abazi

Cenko

Cardella³

et al. 2020

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Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB) comprises a group of diseases characterized by alterations in the frequency and/or depth of breathing during sleep. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of SDB in a group of Albanian children and adolescents and to describe its social, physiological, psychological, sleep-related, and anthropometric risk factors, in relation to the sociodemographic situation. A total of 6087 participants (mean age: 10.42 years, range: 6 to 15 years, 52.3% females and 47.7% males) attending public schools all over Albania took part in the cross-sectional study. On a sample of 6087 questionnaires distributed, 4702 (77.25% of the original sample) were returned and included in the study. High risk status for SDB was assessed using the Paediatric Sleep Questionnaire (PSQ). The prevalence of SDB was 7.9%. No statistically significant difference was found for gender at high risk for SBD. Compared to participants living in urban aeras (7.3%), participants living in rural areas (10.4%) reported significantly higher SDB prevalence rates. No other significant correlations were detected between the high-risk subjects and the age. The prevalence of the subjects at high risk of SBD obese participants (20.8%) was statistically higher than among nonobese ones (6.3%). SDB is highly prevalent in Albanian growing population and further prevalence studies are recommended.

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Sleep Disordered Breathing: An Epidemiological Study among Albanian Children and Adolescents

Abazi

Cenko

Cardella³

et al. 2020

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“…Although the correlation between BMI z score and AHI is still controversial, Lam et al 20 found that the degree of obesity as measured by the BMI z score was significantly related to AHI. Smith et al 21 conducted a study that demonstrated that anthropometric and dental measurements were significantly different in children with OSA compared to nonsnorers. For more comprehensive evaluation and prediction of pediatric OSAS, we could collect more anthropometric measurements, including waist, neck, hip circumferences, waist-hip and neck-waist ratios, and dental measurements.…”

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Clinical Predictors of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

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Lin

et al. 2018

Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol

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“…The study in this issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine by Smith et al 1 attemps to establish a possible link between some palatal and dental measurements, in addition to other body measurements, and the presence of obstructive sleep apnea in children. Their justification was that no previous study simultaneously measured and analyzed all of these variables.…”

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