Abstract The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Pediatric Committee
updated their evidence-based guidelines published in 2012, performing a comprehensive …

Untreated pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with significant morbidities
affecting behavior, neurocognitive development, endocrine and metabolic health. This …

The global prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents has increased
substantially over the past several decades. These trends are also visible in developing …

Objective To investigate the contributions of adenoid and tonsil size to childhood obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA) and the interactions between adenotonsillar hypertrophy, age, and …

Purpose To investigate the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children referred
for obesity treatment, and to compare the prevalence with that of a normal-weight group …

Background The obesity epidemic has prompted remarkable changes in the proportion of
obese children who are referred for habitual snoring. However, the contribution of obesity to …

Prevalence of childhood obesity is progressively increasing, reaching worldwide levels of
5.6% in girls and of 7.8% in boys. Several evidences showed that obesity is a major …

Although the physiological and psychological mechanisms involved in the development of
sleep disorders remain similar throughout history, factors that potentiate these mechanisms …

Although studies have examined the association between television viewing and poor sleep
quality, few studies have considered the association between excessive screen-time …

El síndrome de apneas-hipopneas del sueño (SAHS) en la infancia es un trastorno
respiratorio del sueño, caracterizado por una obstrucción parcial prolongada de la vía aérea …