Department of Biomedical Science, Catholic University Our Lady of Good Counsel, 1000 Tirana, Albania.
Private Practice, 00100 Rome, Italy.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Nov 19;17(22):8586. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17228586.
Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB) comprises a group of diseases characterized by alterations in the frequency and/or depth of breathing during sleep. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of SDB in a group of Albanian children and adolescents and to describe its social, physiological, psychological, sleep-related, and anthropometric risk factors, in relation to the sociodemographic situation. A total of 6087 participants (mean age: 10.42 years, range: 6 to 15 years, 52.3% females and 47.7% males) attending public schools all over Albania took part in the cross-sectional study. On a sample of 6087 questionnaires distributed, 4702 (77.25% of the original sample) were returned and included in the study. High risk status for SDB was assessed using the Paediatric Sleep Questionnaire (PSQ). The prevalence of SDB was 7.9%. No statistically significant difference was found for gender at high risk for SBD. Compared to participants living in urban aeras (7.3%), participants living in rural areas (10.4%) reported significantly higher SDB prevalence rates. No other significant correlations were detected between the high-risk subjects and the age. The prevalence of the subjects at high risk of SBD obese participants (20.8%) was statistically higher than among nonobese ones (6.3%). SDB is highly prevalent in Albanian growing population and further prevalence studies are recommended.
睡眠呼吸障碍（SDB）包括一组以睡眠期间呼吸频率和/或深度改变为特征的疾病。本研究旨在调查阿尔巴尼亚儿童和青少年中 SDB 的频率，并描述与社会人口状况相关的 SDB 的社会、生理、心理、睡眠相关和人体测量风险因素。共有 6087 名参与者（平均年龄：10.42 岁，范围：6 至 15 岁，52.3%为女性，47.7%为男性）参加了这项横断面研究，他们均来自阿尔巴尼亚各地的公立学校。在分发的 6087 份问卷中，有 4702 份（原始样本的 77.25%）被返回并纳入研究。使用小儿睡眠问卷（PSQ）评估 SDB 的高风险状态。SDB 的患病率为 7.9%。SBD 高风险的性别无统计学差异。与居住在城市地区的参与者（7.3%）相比，居住在农村地区的参与者（10.4%）报告的 SDB 患病率显著更高。在高风险受试者和年龄之间没有发现其他显著相关性。肥胖参与者（20.8%）的 SBD 高风险受试者的患病率明显高于非肥胖者（6.3%）。SDB 在阿尔巴尼亚的生长人群中患病率很高，建议进一步开展患病率研究。
