Association between Hepatic Steatosis and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children and Adolescents with Obesity

• Main Authors: Marco Carotenuto (Author), Anna Di Sessa (Author), Maria Esposito (Author), Anna Grandone (Author), Pierluigi Marzuillo (Author), Ilaria Bitetti (Author), Giuseppina Rosaria Umano (Author), Francesco Precenzano (Author), Emanuele Miraglia del Giudice (Author), Nicola Santoro (Author)
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• Udgivet: MDPI AG, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Owing to the increasing rate of pediatric obesity, its complications such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have become prevalent already in childhood. We aimed to assess the relationship between these two diseases in a cohort of children with...