INTRODUCTION: The association between body fat composition as measured by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scanning and pediatric @entity387 ( @entity387 ) is not well established. We investigated the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and DEXA parameters and their association with @entity387 in @entity28 @entity1 . @entity1 AND METHODS: Overnight polysomnography was performed on @entity28 / overweight @entity1 (10-17 years) with habitual snoring. Total body fat mass (g), trunk fat mass (g), total body % fat, and trunk % fat were determined by DEXA. RESULTS: Forty-one subjects were studied. Logarithm (Log) total arousal index correlated with BMI (p < 0.01, r = 0.473), total body fat mass (p < 0.05, r = 0.331), and trunk fat mass (p < 0.05, r = 0.319). Log desaturation index correlated with BMI (p < 0.05, r = 0.313), total body fat mass (p < 0.05, r = 0.375), and trunk fat mass (p < 0.05, r = 0.391), whereas @entity27 ( @entity27 ) did not. In males 10-12 years, there was a significant correlation between Log total arousal index and @entity28 parameters, but not for males aged 13-17 years. BMI correlated with DEXA parameters in all subjects: total body fat mass (p < 0.001, r = 0.850); total body % fat (p < 0.01, r = 0.425); trunk fat mass (p < 0.001, r = 0.792) and trunk % fat (p < 0.05, r = 0.318) and in 10-12 year old males. This relationship was not significant in males aged 13-17 years. CONCLUSIONS: Total body fat mass and trunk fat mass as well as BMI correlated with total arousal index and desaturation index. BMI correlated with DEXA parameters in 10-12 year old males but not in 13-17 year old males. The value of using DEXA scanning to study the relationship between @entity28 and @entity387 may depend on age and pubertal stage.

Body Fat Composition: A Predictive Factor for Sleep Related XXXX in Obese @entity1 .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'PATIENTS'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obese', 'obesity'] @entity27 :: ('MESH:D020181', 'Disease') :: ['OAHI', 'obstructive apnea hypopnea index'] @entity387 :: ('MESH:D012891', 'Disease') :: ['SRBD', 'sleep related breathing disorder']
@entity387 :: (MESH:D012891,Disease) :: ['Breathing Disorder']
