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Symptoms Related to Sleep-Disordered Breathing in White and Hispanic Children

Symptoms Related to Sleep-Disordered Breathing in White and Hispanic Children

Authors :
Wayne J. Morgan
Stuart F. Quan
Gerald M. Rosen
Kris L. Kaemingk
Sardar I. Babar
Duane L. Sherrill
James L. Goodwin
Source :
Chest. 124:196-203
Publication Year :
2003
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2003.

Abstract

Study objectives The Tucson Children's Assessment of Sleep Apnea (TuCASA) study is designed to investigate the prevalence and correlates of objectively measured sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in preadolescent children. This article describes the parental report of sleep symptoms associated with SDB in Hispanic and white children. Design A 13-question sleep habits screening questionnaire designed to assess the severity of sleep-related symptoms associated with SDB in children 4 to 11 years of age. Setting Questionnaires were completed by the parents of children attending elementary school in the Tucson Unified School District, Tucson, AZ. Participants There were 1,494 questionnaires returned, which comprised a sample of whites (38%), Hispanics (45%), and other races (17%). Of these questionnaires, 1,214 were returned for the children of white (45.8%; 556 children) or Hispanic (54.2%; 658 children) ethnicity only. The primary analysis was completed on these 613 boys (50.5%) and 601 girls (49.5%). Results In the total sample of 1,494 children, parents were more likely to report excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in female children than in male children (p Conclusions Hispanic children in the population-based TuCASA study experienced more frequent symptoms associated with SDB, such as SN, EDS, WITAP, and LPs, than did white children. Children with LPs are 2.4 times more likely to have SN, 2.5 times more likely to have EDS, and were 2.1 times more likely to be between the ages of 8 and 11 years. Children with EDS were 3.2 times more likely to have SN, 5.7 times more likely to have WITAP, and were 1.6 times more likely to be a girl.

Details

ISSN :
00123692
Volume :
124
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Chest
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........457eb8b6aca7619d0d02151f9247c81b
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.124.1.196