Pietro Ferrara1,2, Giovanna C Fabrizio3, Daniele Franco4, Giulia Spina5, Francesca Ianniello3, Annamaria Sbordone5, Ottavio Vitelli5, Fabio Quintarelli5, Alberto Verrotti6, Giuseppe Saggese7. 1. Institute of Pediatrics, Sacred Heart Catholic University, Rome, Italy - pferrara@rm.unicatt.it. 2. Service of Pediatrics, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy - pferrara@rm.unicatt.it. 3. Institute of Pediatrics, Sacred Heart Catholic University, Rome, Italy. 4. Unit of Food Sciences and Human Nutrition, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy. 5. Service of Pediatrics, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy. 6. Department of Pediatrics, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy. 7. Unit of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: To evaluate the rate of nocturnal enuresis (NE), body weight and obstructive sleep apnea in children 5 to 10 years of age in South Italy and the possible association among these disorders. METHODS: We have administered 1100 validated questionnaires, in Italian language, to parents and we have analyzed data with a logistic regression. RESULTS: Forty-two percent of children had a BMI≥85th (group 1) vs 58.0% normal weight children at the same age (group 2). There is a higher number of overweight males compared to females without statistically differences. In group 1 there was a higher number of children with NE and obstructive sleep disorders and some children present with the association among these three disorders. CONCLUSIONS: There are no statistically differences between two study groups for the association body weight-NE, body weight-NE-obstructive sleep disorders.
BACKGROUND: To evaluate the rate of nocturnal enuresis (NE), body weight and obstructive sleep apnea in children 5 to 10 years of age in South Italy and the possible association among these disorders. METHODS: We have administered 1100 validated questionnaires, in Italian language, to parents and we have analyzed data with a logistic regression. RESULTS: Forty-two percent of children had a BMI≥85th (group 1) vs 58.0% normal weight children at the same age (group 2). There is a higher number of overweight males compared to females without statistically differences. In group 1 there was a higher number of children with NE and obstructive sleep disorders and some children present with the association among these three disorders. CONCLUSIONS: There are no statistically differences between two study groups for the association body weight-NE, body weight-NE-obstructive sleep disorders.