TY - JOUR
T1 - Seasonal variability in paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea
AU - Walter, Lisa Mary
AU - Nisbet, Lauren
AU - Nixon, Gillian Michelle
AU - Davey, Margot J
AU - Anderson, Vicki Anne
AU - Trinder, John A
AU - Walker, Adrian Mark
AU - Horne, Rosemary Sylvia Claire
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Background Allergy and respiratory viral infection may contribute to the pathogenesis of sleep disordered breathing (SDB) through promoting adenotonsillar growth. We investigated the seasonal variation of SDB in children by analysing the change in the obstructive apnoea hypopnoea index (OAHI) throughout the year.
Participants 257 3-12-year-old children referred for assessment of SDB underwent overnight polysomnography (PSG).
Results Mean seasonal OAHI was significantly higher in winter (5.1+/-0.8 events/h) and spring (4.6+/-0.9 events/h) compared with autumn (2.4+/-0.8 events/h; p
AB - Background Allergy and respiratory viral infection may contribute to the pathogenesis of sleep disordered breathing (SDB) through promoting adenotonsillar growth. We investigated the seasonal variation of SDB in children by analysing the change in the obstructive apnoea hypopnoea index (OAHI) throughout the year.
Participants 257 3-12-year-old children referred for assessment of SDB underwent overnight polysomnography (PSG).
Results Mean seasonal OAHI was significantly higher in winter (5.1+/-0.8 events/h) and spring (4.6+/-0.9 events/h) compared with autumn (2.4+/-0.8 events/h; p
UR - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23257064
U2 - 10.1136/archdischild-2012-302599
DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2012-302599
M3 - Article
SN - 0003-9888
VL - 98
SP - 208
EP - 210
JO - Archives of Disease in Childhood
JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood
IS - 3
ER -