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| The Epidemiologic Survey of OSAHS among Children and Adolescent in Dongguan District |
| The People’s Hospital of Dongguan City， Dongguan 523059，China |
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Abstract Objective：To survey epidemiological data of OSAHS among children and adolescent in Dongguandistrict. Method：The clinical data of 17 254 children and adolescent in Dongguan district were collected.Result：23.95% of children and adolescent presented OSAHS. Among 5 times s a week（ including 5 times） of less than 3443cases， accounted for 83.33%；16.67% of children and adolescent who presented OSAHS snore more than five times aweek. 17 254 children and adolescent were divided into snoring group（n=4142） and no snoring group（n=13 122）.There were significant differences in age， sex， height， weight， BMI， neck circumference， neck length and ratio of neckcircumference and neck length between two groups（P<0.05）. There were no significant differences in“ Easy to wake up”and “Daytime sleepiness” between two groups（P>0.05）. Except for“ Easy to wake up” and “Daytime sleepiness”，correlation between snoring and other factors were significant（P<0.01）.Conclusion：The morbidity of OSAHS amongchildren and adolescent in Dongguan district is high. We could pay more attention to OSAHS.
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