Association between Metabolic Syndrome and Sleep-disordered Breathing in Adolescents
Association between Metabolic Syndrome and Sleep-disordered Breathing in Adolescents
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New York, NY: Am Thoracic Soc
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English
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New York, NY: Am Thoracic Soc
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Metabolic syndrome (MetS) affects 4 to 10% of adolescents. Risk factors include overweight, male sex, and Hispanic ethnicity. Although sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) has been implicated as a risk factor for MetS in adults, its association with SDB in adolescents is unknown.
To define the association of SDB with MetS in adolescents.
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Association between Metabolic Syndrome and Sleep-disordered Breathing in Adolescents
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_1994215
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_1994215
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1073-449X
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1535-4970
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10.1164/rccm.200703-375OC
