Analysis of possible risk factors for the severity of paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome

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PURPOSE: This study aimed to determine the effect of body mass index (BMI) percentile, asthma, sex, and age on the paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) severity. Furthermore, to determine the possible predictive role of the BMI percentile and age in severe OSA.

METHODS: This retrospective study included 921 children aged 2-18 years diagnosed with OSA by polysomnography. Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA), Spearman's correlation, Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC) analyses were performed and area under the curve (AUC) was determined.

RESULTS: We observed a significant association between a higher BMI percentile and the severity of OSA (p < 0.001, ρ = 0.15). The correlation also was significant under (p = 0.007, ρ = 0.11) and over 7 (p = 0.0002, ρ = 0.23) years of age. There was no association between the severity of OSA and the presence of asthma (p = 0.9) or sex (p = 0.891), respectively. Age was significantly related to OSA severity (p = 0.01, ρ = 0.08). Although both the BMI percentile (0.59 AUC [0.54-0.65]) and age (0.58 AUC [0.52-0.63]) predicted severe OSA, according to the sensitivity and specificity values of the ROC curve, the association presents a slight clinical relevance.

CONCLUSIONS: OSA severity is determined by the BMI percentile and age in children; however, these factors are unsuitable for predicting severe OSA in clinical practice. Based on our results, obesity is also a significant risk factor for OSA in younger children. Our study highlights that older, overweight, and obese children have a higher risk for severe OSA.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:280

Enthalten in:

European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - 280(2023), 12 vom: 22. Dez., Seite 5607-5614

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dékány, Lea [VerfasserIn]
Molnár, Viktória [VerfasserIn]
Molnár, András [VerfasserIn]
Bikov, András [VerfasserIn]
Lázár, Zsófia [VerfasserIn]
Bárdos-Csenteri, Orsolya [VerfasserIn]
Benedek, Pálma [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Asthma
Journal Article
Obesity
Obstructive sleep apnoea
Paediatric
Risk factors
Sex

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 02.11.2023

Date Revised 21.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00405-023-08237-w

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM362551332