Associations among High Risk for Sleep-disordered Breathing, Related Risk Factors, and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Symptoms in Elementary School Children
10.9758/cpn.2020.18.4.553
- Author:
Kyoung Min KIM
1
;
Jee Hyun KIM
;
Do hyun KIM
;
Myung Ho LIM
;
Hyun joo JOO
;
Seung-Jin YOO
;
Eun jung KIM
;
Mina HA
;
Ki Chung PAIK
;
Ho-Jang KWON
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea
- Publication Type:Original Article
- From:Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience
2020;18(4):553-561
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Objective:Habitual snoring is a common problem in children. We evaluated the association between a high risk for sleep-disordered breathing and attention deficit/hyperactivity symptoms.
Methods:Parents of 13,560 children aged 6 to 12 years responded to questionnaires including items on habitual snoring and the Korean attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder rating scale. The snoring score comprised the number of “yes” responses to habitual-snoring items, and a high risk for sleep-disordered breathing was defined as a snoring score ≥ 2.
Results:The odds ratio (OR) of a high risk for sleep-disordered breathing was significantly higher in boys (OR = 1.47; p ＜ 0.001), overweight children (OR = 2.20; p ＜ 0.001), and children with current secondhand-smoking exposure (OR = 1.38; p ＜ 0.001). The Korean attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder rating scale score increased significantly with the snoring score (0 vs. 1, B = 1.56, p ＜ 0.001; 0 vs. 2, B = 2.44, p＜ 0.001; 0 vs. 3, B = 2.48, p＜ 0.001; 0 vs. 4, B = 3.95; p ＜ 0.001).
Conclusion:Our study confirms several risk factors of sleep-disordered breathing, namely male sex, overweight, and exposure to tobacco smoking, and found a positive association between habitual snoring and attention deficit/hyperactivity symptoms.
