Does calcium supplementation increase bone mass in GH-deficient prepubertal children during GH replacement?
In GHD children, treated with GH, calcium supplementation improved bone mass; it may aid in reaching better peak bone mass and in protecting weight-bearing bones, usually completed in childhood to maximum levels, from risk of osteoporosis and fractures later in life.
For children, obesity at the time of diagnosis is a major risk for persisting OSA after treatment, regardless of the severity of initial disease.