Review paper
Is sleep-disordered breathing an additional risk factor for the metabolic syndrome in obese children and adolescents?
Abstract
Sleep-disordered breathing is highly prevalent in childhood obesity. Two recent cross-sectional studies have demonstrated an independent association between the severity of sleep-disordered breathing and the metabolic syndrome. A limited number of studies have also addressed the correlation between sleep-disordered breathing and insulin resistance, the core factor of the metabolic syndrome. Cross-sectional reports in modestly obese children are...
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Title
Is sleep-disordered breathing an additional risk factor for the metabolic syndrome in obese children and adolescents?
Published Date
Sep 9, 2008
Volume
33
Issue
1
Pages
8 - 13
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