Comparison of blood pressure measurements in children with and without habitual snoring

Higher or similar systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure has been recorded in children with sleep apnea compared to subjects with primary snoring or in those with primary snoring compared to controls. To investigate the association between blood pressure and habitual snoring, we studied children i...

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Published in:Pediatric pulmonology 2005-05, Vol.39 (5), p.408-414
Main Authors: Kaditis, Athanasios G., Alexopoulos, Emmanouel I., Kostadima, Eleni, Kaditis, Dimitrios G., Pastaka, Chaido, Zintzaras, Elias, Gourgoulianis, Konstantinos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Age Factors
Biological and medical sciences
Blood Pressure - physiology
Body Height
Body Mass Index
Body Weight
Child
Child, Preschool
Diastole
Female
Humans
hypertension
Male
Medical sciences
obstructive sleep apnea
Pneumology
primary snoring
Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases
Sex Factors
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - physiopathology
Snoring - physiopathology
Systole
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Summary:Higher or similar systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure has been recorded in children with sleep apnea compared to subjects with primary snoring or in those with primary snoring compared to controls. To investigate the association between blood pressure and habitual snoring, we studied children in four randomly selected schools in central Greece. A symptom questionnaire was answered by parents, and children's weight, height, and blood pressure were measured. Seven hundred and sixty children (4–14 years old; 352 female) were recruited. Fifty of 760 (6.6%) participants were snoring more than 3 nights/week (habitual snorers). Mean ( ± SD) systolic blood pressure was 106.9 ( ±10.6) mmHg in habitual snorers vs. 107 ( ± 12) in nonhabitual snorers (P > 0.05). Mean diastolic blood pressure was 61.9 ( ± 7.6) in the former vs. 61.8 ( ± 6.8) in the latter (P > 0.05). While age, gender, and body mass index were significant predictors of systolic blood pressure in a general linear model, snoring was not. Similarly, that gender and body mass index but not snoring were significant predictors of diastolic blood pressure. In a community sample of children, habitual snorers do not have higher morning systolic or diastolic blood pressure than nonhabitual snorers. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
ISSN:8755-6863
1099-0496
DOI:10.1002/ppul.20188