Waist size and body mass index are risk factors for sleep disordered breathing in children (EurekAlert!)
Monday, June 1st, 2009 at
12:28 am
( American Academy of Sleep Medicine ) A study in the June 1 issue of the journal Sleep found that waist circumference and body mass index (BMI) are consistent, independent risk factors for all severity levels of sleep disordered breathing (SDB) in children, suggesting that as with adult SDB, metabolic factors are important risk factors for childhood SDB.
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