Obstructive sleep related breathing disorders and cardiometabolic risk factors – A Portuguese birth cohort

Pediatric obstructive sleep related breathing disorders (SRBD) are an important under-diagnosed health problem with associated cardiometabolic comorbidities, demonstrated with polysomnographic studies in selected samples. Our main goal was to assess the prevalence of SRBD in a population-based cohort and to analyze its association with cardiometabolic risk factors, in general and by sex.
Source: Respiratory Medicine - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Tags: Original Research Source Type: research