Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and associated symptoms in 3-11-year-old Turkish children

Our objective was to investigate the prevalence of sleep‐disordered breathing (SDB) and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in 3–11‐year‐old Turkish children. A cross‐sectional study was conducted in Zonguldak, northwestern Turkey. Symptomatic children were identified by using a self‐administere...

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Published in:Pediatric pulmonology 2005-03, Vol.39 (3), p.251-256
Main Authors: Sogut, Ayhan, Altin, Remzi, Uzun, Lokman, Ugur, Mehmet Birol, Tomac, Nazan, Acun, Ceyda, Kart, Levent, Can, Gunay
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Distribution
allergic rhinitis
apnea spells
Biological and medical sciences
Causality
Child
Child, Preschool
Comorbidity
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Medical sciences
Mouth Breathing - epidemiology
Non tumoral diseases
Obesity - epidemiology
obstructive sleep apnea
Odds Ratio
oral breathing
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Pneumology
Polysomnography
Prevalence
Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases
Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial - epidemiology
Sex Distribution
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - diagnosis
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - epidemiology
snoring
Snoring - epidemiology
troubled sleeping
Turkey - epidemiology
Upper respiratory tract, upper alimentary tract, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands: diseases, semeiology
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Summary:Our objective was to investigate the prevalence of sleep‐disordered breathing (SDB) and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in 3–11‐year‐old Turkish children. A cross‐sectional study was conducted in Zonguldak, northwestern Turkey. Symptomatic children were identified by using a self‐administered questionnaire and were classified into three groups: nonsnorers, occasional snorers, and habitual snorers. All habitual snoring children were invited to undergo polysomnography (PSG). Nine hundred fifty‐four children (79.5%) were nonsnorers, 205 (17.2%) were occasional snorers, and 39 (3.3%) were habitual snorers. There was no significant relationship between gender and habitual snoring (male, 3.4%; female, 3.1%; P > 0.05; odds ratio (OR), 1.13; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.59–2.14). There was a statistically significant relationship between habitual snoring and allergic rhinitis (OR, 4.23; 95% CI, 2.14–8.35). Four children who snored every night, and who had apnea spells and/or troubled sleep, underwent adenoidectomy and/or tonsillectomy before polysomnographic evaluation because of clinical detoriation. Twenty‐eight of 39 children with habitual snoring participated in PSG evaluation. PSG revealed that 11 children (0.9% of the total population) had OSAS. When 4 operated children were added to these 28 children, we found the minimum prevalence of OSAS to be 1.3% in our study group. There was a significant correlation between OSAS and troubled sleeping (P 
ISSN:8755-6863
1099-0496
DOI:10.1002/ppul.20179