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The association of obstructive sleep apnea with dyslipidemia in Korean children and adolescents: a single-center, cross-sectional study
- Source :
- J Clin Sleep Med
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2021.
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Abstract
- STUDY OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and its severity are related to dyslipidemia and alanine transaminase elevation as a marker of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in children. METHODS: The data collected from polysomnography, laboratory measurements (lipid profile and liver enzyme), and body mass index in children aged 0–18 years who visited the pediatric department between 2012 and 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS: There were a total of 273 participants in the study (ages 0–6 years, 7–12 years, and 13–18 years: 61.9%, 26.4%, and 11.7%, respectively). In the ages 7–12 and 13–18 years groups, obesity was strongly associated with OSA severity (Cramer’s V = 0.498, P < .001). High-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels were significantly lower in the OSA group than in the non-OSA group, irrespective of the presence of obesity. In addition, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels were significantly different between the OSA severity groups after adjusting for body mass index (P = .000). In participants who were obese, moderate and severe OSA were associated with alanine transaminase elevation (P = .023 and P = .045, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that OSA may be an independent risk factor for dyslipidemia and that OSA and obesity have a synergistic effect on alanine transaminase elevation. Early diagnosis and treatment of OSA from childhood, especially in obese children, will reduce metabolic complications. CITATION: Kang EK, Jang MJ, Kim KD, Ahn YM. The association of obstructive sleep apnea with dyslipidemia in Korean children and adolescents: a single-center, cross-sectional study. J Clin Sleep Med. 2021;17(8):1599–1605.
- Subjects :
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatric Obesity
Adolescent
Cross-sectional study
Single Center
Internal medicine
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Republic of Korea
medicine
Humans
Child
Dyslipidemias
Retrospective Studies
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
biology
business.industry
Infant, Newborn
Infant
medicine.disease
Obesity
Scientific Investigations
respiratory tract diseases
Obstructive sleep apnea
Cross-Sectional Studies
Neurology
Alanine transaminase
Child, Preschool
biology.protein
Neurology (clinical)
business
Dyslipidemia
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- J Clin Sleep Med
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....bd5819aece71f3d05fb723599c81b9a6