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Effect of Sleeping Disorders on the Growth Parameters of Lebanese Children

Micheline Katramiz1, Antoine Saadé2, Mode Al Ojaimi3

  • 1Private Practice in Pediatric Dentistry, Dubai, UAE.

Materia Socio-Medica
|October 5, 2023
PubMed

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Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) significantly impacts growth in young males. This study found SDB affected weight-for-age and BMI-for-age z-scores in boys, but not girls.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Health
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Growth and Development

Background:

  • Sleep is crucial for health and well-being.
  • Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) affects children's sleep quality and life.
  • SDB can potentially impact a child's growth and development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the correlation between SDB and growth impairments in children.
  • To determine if growth parameters differ between genders in children with SDB.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study involving 1500 children aged 3-12 years.
  • Parent-completed Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire to assess SDB risk.
  • Growth parameters (weight-for-age z-score, BMI-for-age z-score) were measured.

Main Results:

  • A 70.7% response rate yielded 931 valid questionnaires.
  • 16.11% of children were identified as high risk for SDB.
  • SDB significantly affected weight-for-age and BMI-for-age z-scores in males, but not females.

Conclusions:

  • Sleep disordered breathing has a notable impact on the growth of male children.
  • Findings suggest gender-specific effects of SDB on pediatric growth parameters.
  • Early identification of SDB in boys may be important for monitoring growth.
Abstract

Keywords:
Sleep-disordered breathingchildrengrowth

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