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Waist Size and Body Mass Index Are Important Risk Factors for Sleep Disordered Breathing in Children
The study gathered data from 700 children between the ages of 5 and 12 years who were randomly selected from 18 public elementary schools in Dauphin County, Penn. Fifty-two percent were female, and 23.8 percent of the children were either Black or Hispanic. Each child was evaluated by a physical exam and monitored for nine hours during one night of polysomnography in a sleep laboratory.
A media fact sheet about obstructive sleep apnea is available at https://aasm.org/resources/FactSheets/SleepApnea.pdf , and information for the public about obstructive sleep apnea in children is available at http://www.sleepeducation.com/Disorder.aspx?id=71.
For a copy of the study, “Sleep Disordered Breathing in Children in a General Population Sample: prevalence and Risk Factors,” or to arrange an interview with the study’s author, please contact Kelly Wagner, AASM public relations coordinator, at (708) 492-0930, ext. 9331, or kwagner@aasm.org.