Obstructive sleep apnea in children and adolescents with and without obesity

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. Moreover, we examined the association between Body Mass Index Standard Deviation Score (BMI SDS) and the Apnea–Hypopnea Index (AHI). This cross-sectional study included 139 children aged 7–18 years with overweight/obesity (BMI SDS >1.28) recruited from an obesity treatment...