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...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
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:EN
Published: MDPI AG 2021
Subjects:
obstructive sleep apnea
fatty liver
apnea hypopnea index (AHI)
oxygen desaturation index (ODI)
insulin resistance (IR)
children
Pediatrics
RJ1-570
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/db442c1aa7324b26a33f665a31c1a6de
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Internet

https://doaj.org/article/db442c1aa7324b26a33f665a31c1a6de

Similar Items