Effects of Race on Upper Airway Dynamic Function During Sleep in Children | Zendy

Swaroop Pinto | Zendy; Jingtao Huang | Zendy; Ignacio E. Tapia | Zendy; Laurie Karamessinis | Zendy; Michelle Pepe | Zendy; Paul R. Gallagher | Zendy; Ruth Bradford | Zendy; Tomas Nixon | Zendy; Ngoon-Yin Lee | Zendy; Carole L. Marcus | Zendy

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Effects of Race on Upper Airway Dynamic Function During Sleep in Children

Author(s) -

Swaroop Pinto,

Jingtao Huang,

Ignacio E. Tapia,

Laurie Karamessinis,

Michelle Pepe,

Paul R. Gallagher,

Ruth Bradford,

Tomas Nixon,

Ngoon-Yin Lee,

Carole L. Marcus

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

sleep

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222

H-Index - 207

eISSN - 1550-9109

pISSN - 0161-8105

DOI - 10.1093/sleep/34.4.495

Subject(s) - medicine , obstructive sleep apnea , airway , asymptomatic , non rapid eye movement sleep , african american , sleep (system call) , sleep apnea , anesthesia , history , ethnology , computer science , operating system , eye movement , ophthalmology

Studies in adults and children have shown that African American race is a risk factor for the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Therefore, we hypothesized that non-obese, non-snoring African American children would have a more collapsible upper airway during sleep than age-, gender-, and size-matched Caucasians.

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