Blood Pressure Elevation Associated With Sleep-Related Breathing Disorder in a Community Sample of White and Hispanic Children

Paul Enright; James L. Goodwin; Duane L. Sherrill; Jeremy R. Quan; Stuart F. Quan

doi:10.1001/archpedi.157.9.901

Abstract

In preadolescent children, elevated blood pressure is associated with SBD and obesity, as previously noted in adults. The control of obesity in childhood may be important to reduce the daytime consequences of SBD and to reduce the risks of life-long hypertension.

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MedicineBlood pressurePolysomnographyRespiratory disturbance indexCardiologyObesityDiastoleInternal medicinePediatricsObstructive sleep apneaSleep disorderBody mass indexApneaPhysical therapyInsomnia

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Year: 2003
Type: article
Volume: 157
Issue: 9
Pages: 901-901
Citations: 171
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                                    Paul Enright, 
                                
                                    James L. Goodwin, 
                                
                                    Duane L. Sherrill
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2003). 
                            Blood Pressure Elevation Associated With Sleep-Related Breathing Disorder in a Community Sample of White and Hispanic Children. 
                            Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
                            , 157
                            (9)
                            , 901-901.
                            https://doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.157.9.901
                        

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DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.157.9.901