Primary Snoring Is Not Necessarily Benign in Children

Primary snoring was associated with elevated blood pressure.

Habitual snoring (>3 nights/week) affects about 10% of children, and the potential health implications in this population are uncertain. Investigators examined a cross-sectional community-based sample of 190 nonobese, prepubertal children (age range, 6–13 years) who were involved in an epidemiological study of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in China. All children at high risk for OSA and a randomly selected sample of low-risk children were invited for an overnight sleep study and ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitoring: 56 nonsnoring controls were compared with 46 primary snorers (snoring >3 nights/week with normal polysomnography), 62 children with apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) 1–3, and 26 children with AHI >3.

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F. Bruder Stapleton, MD

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F. Bruder Stapleton, MD

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Consultant/Advisory BoardCareer Physician

Editorial BoardsUpToDate

Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesAmerican Society of Pediatric Nephrology Foundation (Chair)

Primary Snoring Is Not Necessarily Benign in Children

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