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Vitamin D and sleep in children

Author(s) -

Baha Al-Shawwa,

Zarmina Ehsan,

David G. Ingram

Publication year - 2020

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.8440

Subject(s) - medicine , sleep (system call) , vitamin d and neurology , vitamin , pediatrics , psychiatry , gerontology , endocrinology , computer science , operating system

The impact of vitamin D on human health including sleep has been well described in adults. Its deficiency has been associated with multiple sleep disorders such as decrease in sleep duration, worsening of sleep quality, and even OSA. Such correlation is less evident in the pediatric population. In the current study, we examined the relationship between sleep architecture and vitamin D status in children referred to a sleep clinic.

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