Body Fat Distribution Ratios and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity in Youth With Obesity | Zendy

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Body Fat Distribution Ratios and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity in Youth With Obesity

Author(s) -

Amy Glicksman,

Stasia Hadjiyannakis,

Nicholas Barrowman,

Scott Walker,

Lynda Hoey,

Sherri L. Katz

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

journal of clinical sleep medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529

H-Index - 92

eISSN - 1550-9397

pISSN - 1550-9389

DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.6538

Subject(s) - medicine , obstructive sleep apnea , polysomnography , body mass index , obesity , percentile , waist to height ratio , waist , fat distribution , classification of obesity , sleep apnea , apnea , fat mass , statistics , mathematics

Obesity and regional fat distribution, measured by neck fat mass percentage using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), correlate with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity in adults. In obese children, neck-to-waist-circumference ratio predicts OSA. This study examined associations between body fat percentage and distribution and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) severity in obese youth, measured with DXA.

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