Polysomnographic features of children with obesity: body mass index predict severe obstructive sleep apnea in obese children?
Severe OSA is common in children with obesity; thus, we recommend screening children with obesity and a BMI greater than 29.2 kg/m2 for severe OSA.
Authors
- Prakarn Tovichien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5000-9930)
- Pinyapach Tiamduangtawan
- Kanokporn Udomittipong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4995-4537)
- Rungrat Sukharom
- Wattanachai Chotinaiwattarakul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4909-1615)
Institutions
- Siriraj Hospital (TH)
- Mahidol University (TH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
- Published
- 2024-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3345/cep.2024.00066
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.98