Prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing among adolescents and its association with the presence of obesity and hypertension | Zendy

Javier Fraire | Zendy; Noelia M Deltetto | Zendy; Fabrizio Catalani | Zendy; Analisa Beneitez | Zendy; Lucía Martín | Zendy; Daniela Fischman | Zendy; Alicia Bibiana Orden | Zendy; Marcos Mayer | Zendy

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Prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing among adolescents and its association with the presence of obesity and hypertension

Author(s) -

Javier Fraire,

Noelia M Deltetto,

Fabrizio Catalani,

Analisa Beneitez,

Lucía Martín,

Daniela Fischman,

Alicia Bibiana Orden,

Marcos Mayer

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

archivos argentinos de pediatria

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236

H-Index - 19

eISSN - 1668-3501

pISSN - 0325-0075

DOI - 10.5546/aap.2021.eng.245

Subject(s) - medicine , obesity , waist , overweight , sleep disordered breathing , blood pressure , population , pediatrics , physical therapy , obstructive sleep apnea , environmental health

The increased prevalence of sleepdisordered breathing (SDB) and its association with obesity and hypertension (HTN) have not been thoroughly explored in adolescents. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of SDB and snoring in this population and analyze its association with obesity and HTN.

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