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

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

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...

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Main Authors: Marco Carotenuto, Anna Di Sessa, Maria Esposito, Anna Grandone, Pierluigi Marzuillo, Ilaria Bitetti, Giuseppina Rosaria Umano, Francesco Precenzano, Emanuele Miraglia del Giudice, Nicola Santoro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Children
Subjects:
obstructive sleep apnea
fatty liver
apnea hypopnea index (AHI)
oxygen desaturation index (ODI)
insulin resistance (IR)
children
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/11/984

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