TY - JOUR
T1 - Characteristics of sleep-disordered breathing in children with down syndrome - A comparison with typically developing children
AU - Sawatari, Hiroyuki
AU - Rahmawati, Anita
AU - Moriyama, Nobuko
AU - Fujita, Kanae
AU - Ohkusa, Tomoko
AU - Nao, Tomoko
AU - Hashiguchi, Nobuko
AU - Nishizaka, Mari
AU - Ando, Shin ichi
AU - Chishaki, Akiko
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Authors
PY - 2022/12
Y1 - 2022/12
N2 - Background: Compared with typically developing control children (CC), children with Down syndrome (DS) frequently exhibit sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and unusual sleep postures (USPs). No studies have directly compared SDB-related signs and symptoms, SDB-related parameters, and USPs between children with DS and CC. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalences of SDB and USPs in children with DS and CC. Methods: We analyzed SDB-related parameters measured via overnight pulse oximetry and questionnaires administered to parents on SDB-related signs and symptoms, including sleeping postures. Estimated SDB was defined as a 3% oxygen desaturation index (ODI) ≥5 dips/h. Results: Fifty-one children with DS (4–5 years: N = 12, 6–10 years: N = 23, 11–15 years: N = 16) and sixty-three CC (4–5 years: N = 18, 6–10 years: N = 27, 11–15 years: N = 18) were included. The prevalence of estimated SDB and observed USPs was higher in children with DS than in CC (p < 0.0001). Among children aged 11–15 years old, but not those aged 4–5 and 6–10 years old, frequency of arousal and apnea (p = 0.045 and p = 0.01, respectively) were higher in children with DS than in CC. Multivariate analyses showed that DS was associated with SDB-related signs and symptoms, estimated SDB, 3% ODI, average oxygen saturation (SpO2), and nadir SpO2, while USPs were associated only with higher values of SpO2 <90%. Conclusions: Estimated SDB tended to increase in children with DS but decreased in CC with growth. USPs were more frequent in children with DS than in CC, especially in older children. USPs might indicate severe hypoxemia due to SDB in DS.
AB - Background: Compared with typically developing control children (CC), children with Down syndrome (DS) frequently exhibit sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and unusual sleep postures (USPs). No studies have directly compared SDB-related signs and symptoms, SDB-related parameters, and USPs between children with DS and CC. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalences of SDB and USPs in children with DS and CC. Methods: We analyzed SDB-related parameters measured via overnight pulse oximetry and questionnaires administered to parents on SDB-related signs and symptoms, including sleeping postures. Estimated SDB was defined as a 3% oxygen desaturation index (ODI) ≥5 dips/h. Results: Fifty-one children with DS (4–5 years: N = 12, 6–10 years: N = 23, 11–15 years: N = 16) and sixty-three CC (4–5 years: N = 18, 6–10 years: N = 27, 11–15 years: N = 18) were included. The prevalence of estimated SDB and observed USPs was higher in children with DS than in CC (p < 0.0001). Among children aged 11–15 years old, but not those aged 4–5 and 6–10 years old, frequency of arousal and apnea (p = 0.045 and p = 0.01, respectively) were higher in children with DS than in CC. Multivariate analyses showed that DS was associated with SDB-related signs and symptoms, estimated SDB, 3% ODI, average oxygen saturation (SpO2), and nadir SpO2, while USPs were associated only with higher values of SpO2 <90%. Conclusions: Estimated SDB tended to increase in children with DS but decreased in CC with growth. USPs were more frequent in children with DS than in CC, especially in older children. USPs might indicate severe hypoxemia due to SDB in DS.
KW - Children
KW - Down syndrome
KW - Parental reports
KW - Sleep posture
KW - Sleep-disordered breathing
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U2 - 10.1016/j.sleepx.2022.100045
DO - 10.1016/j.sleepx.2022.100045
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85128253259
SN - 2590-1427
VL - 4
JO - Sleep Medicine: X
JF - Sleep Medicine: X
M1 - 100045
ER -