Article ; Online: Prevalencia del síndrome de apnea obstructiva del sueño infantil en una unidad de sueño de referencia.
2023 Volume 76, Issue 9, Page(s) 279–285
Abstract: Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) affects between 1% and 6% of children. Its diagnosis includes: a) snoring and/or apnoea; and b) an apnoea and hypopnoea index >3/hour obtained by polysomnography (PSG). The main aim of this work is ... ...
Title translation | Prevalence of childhood obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome in a referral sleep unit. |
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Abstract | Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) affects between 1% and 6% of children. Its diagnosis includes: a) snoring and/or apnoea; and b) an apnoea and hypopnoea index >3/hour obtained by polysomnography (PSG). The main aim of this work is to determine the prevalence of OSAS in our study population. Patients and methods: We conducted a descriptive study with a sample of 151 children aged between 1 and 12 years, who had been referred to the sleep unit of the Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranon for a PSG. We analysed the demographic variables sex and age; the clinical variables snoring, apnoeas and tonsillar hypertrophy; and the presence of OSAS based on the polysomnographic diagnostic criterion of an apnoea and hypopnoea index >3/hour. Results: The mean age of the sample was 5.37 years (standard deviation: 3.05) and 64.9% were males. In 90.1% of cases, the reason for the visit was suspected OSAS. Snoring, apnoeas and tonsillar hypertrophy were observed in 73.5, 48.7 and 60% of cases, respectively. OSAS was diagnosed en 19 children (12.6%); in 13.5% of snorers; in 15.1% of those with apnoeas; and in 15.6% of the children with tonsillar hypertrophy. Conclusions: In our study, the prevalence of OSAS in children was 12.6%, which is higher than that reported in most epidemiological studies that include PSG for the diagnosis of OSAS. |
MeSH term(s) | Male ; Child ; Humans ; Infant ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Snoring/epidemiology ; Snoring/diagnosis ; Prevalence ; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive/diagnosis ; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive/epidemiology ; Referral and Consultation ; Hypertrophy ; Sleep |
Language | Spanish |
Publishing date | 2023-04-25 |
Publishing country | Spain |
Document type | English Abstract ; Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 1468278-3 |
ISSN | 1576-6578 ; 0210-0010 |
ISSN (online) | 1576-6578 |
ISSN | 0210-0010 |
DOI | 10.33588/rn.7609.2023076 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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