Sleep apnoea-hypopnoea syndrome in the obese and non-obese: clinical, polysomnographical and clinical characteristics

Sleep apnoea-hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS) and childhood obesity are la high prevalence conditions that represent a public health challenge. To analyse the association between both and comparing child groups that had or did not have both conditions. A prospective study in children (3-14 years), referred to the "Multidisciplinary Sleep Unit" due to suspected SAHS, between 1 November 2015 and 1 August 2017. The following parameters were evaluated: anthropometry, symptoms, blood pressure, ear, nose, and throat examination, polysomnography (nocturnal PSG) and laboratory tests. A total of 67 children were evaluated (64% non-obese and 36% obese. It was observed that the obese were older (P