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Adult women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) have high rates of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), but whether adolescents do too is unclear. Investigators compared the prevalence of SDB and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in 103 girls with PCOS (age range, 13–18 years; 56% Hispanic and 29% black) and 90 girls without PCOS matched for age, race, and body-mass index (BMI)-z scores from adolescent and obesity clinics at the same hospital. SDB was assessed with the Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire-Sleep-Related Disordered Breathing scale, which has been previously validated in this age group. EDS was assessed with a modified version of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, which has not been validated in teens.
Significantly more girls with PCOS …