Risk Factors for Sleep-disordered Breathing in Children: Associations with Obesity, Race, and Respiratory Problems

Redline, Susan; V. Tishler, Peter; Schluchter, Mark; Aylor, Joan; Clark, Kathryn; Graham, Gregory

doi:10.1164/ajrccm.159.5.9809079

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Risk Factors for Sleep-disordered Breathing in Children: Associations with Obesity, Race, and Respiratory Problems

Published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine • May 1, 1999

Authors:

Susan Redline

Peter V. Tishler

Mark Schluchter

Abstract

This study examined risk factors for sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in children and adolescents; specifically, quantifying risk associated with obesity, race, and upper and lower respiratory problems. Subjects were participants in a genetic-epidemiologic study of SDB and included 399 children and ...

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