Katramiz Micheline, Saadé Antoine, Al Ojaimi Mode, Gholmieh Mona Nahas
Private Practice in Pediatric Dentistry, Dubai, UAE.
Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Mater Sociomed. 2023 Sep;35(3):201-205. doi: 10.5455/msm.2023.35.201-205.
Sleep is a vital physiological function for the maintenance of health and quality of life by ensuring body rest and restoring its energy levels. Remarkably, some children have sleep disordered breathing (SDB) that can disturb their normal sleep and affect the quality of their lives.
The aim of this study was to assess the correlation between SDB and growth impairments and wether the growth parameters vary among genders.
This study was conducted in two steps: 1500 questionnaires were distributed to children aged 3 to 12 years. The questionnaire covered personal information, medical history, and the Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire. The latter was used to evaluate the incidence of sleep-disordered breathing and was completed by parents of the involved children. Growth assessment was then determined for the population to find the correlation between sleep disorders and growth impairments.
A total of 931 completed questionnaires were returned (70.7% response rate). Among the respondents, 56.3% were females whereas 43.3% were males. The mean age was 8 years. The result showed that 16.11% of children were at high risk of sleep-disordered breathing. A significant effect of SDB syndrome on growth parameters (weight-for-age parameter z-score and BMI for age z-score) was observed among males. Concerning the weight for age z-score, a significant difference was found between the means of control and SDB individuals (P = 0.0302). In male groups, the difference was significant (P=0.043), while non-significant difference was found in female groups (P = 0.69).
This study highlights a significant effect of SDB on growth parameters among males aged between 3 and 12 years.
睡眠是一项至关重要的生理功能，通过确保身体休息并恢复能量水平来维持健康和生活质量。值得注意的是，一些儿童存在睡眠呼吸障碍（SDB），这会干扰他们的正常睡眠并影响生活质量。
本研究旨在评估睡眠呼吸障碍与生长发育受损之间的相关性，以及生长参数在不同性别之间是否存在差异。
本研究分两步进行：向3至12岁的儿童发放1500份问卷。问卷涵盖个人信息、病史和儿童睡眠问卷。后者用于评估睡眠呼吸障碍的发生率，由相关儿童的父母填写。然后对该人群进行生长评估，以找出睡眠障碍与生长发育受损之间的相关性。
共收回931份完整问卷（回复率为70.7%）。在受访者中，56.3%为女性，43.3%为男性。平均年龄为8岁。结果显示，16.11%的儿童存在睡眠呼吸障碍的高风险。在男性中观察到睡眠呼吸障碍综合征对生长参数（年龄别体重参数z评分和年龄别BMI z评分）有显著影响。关于年龄别体重z评分，对照组和睡眠呼吸障碍个体的均值之间存在显著差异（P = 0.0302）。在男性组中，差异显著（P = 0.043），而在女性组中差异不显著（P = 0.69）。
本研究强调了睡眠呼吸障碍对3至12岁男性生长参数有显著影响。
