Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire Predicts Moderate-to-Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children and Adolescents with Obesity

• Main Authors: Giuseppina Rosaria Umano (Author), Giulia Rondinelli (Author), Margherita Luciano (Author), Alessandro Pennarella (Author), Francesca Aiello (Author), Giuseppe Salvatore R. C. Mangoni di Santo Stefano (Author), Anna Di Sessa (Author), Pierluigi Marzuillo (Author), Alfonso Papparella (Author), Emanuele Miraglia del Giudice (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Pediatric obesity is associated with an increased risk of morbidity during childhood. Alongside the well-known metabolic syndrome, during the last decades scientific research has deeply investigated the risk of sleep breathing disorders. Among them, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) commonly affects chi...