title: Symptoms of sleep apnea and polysomnography as predictors of poor quality of life in overweight children and adolescents.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The goal of this study was to examine the relationship between quality of life (QOL) and symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as well as objectively measured severity of OSA using polysomnography (PSG) in a cohort of overweight and at risk for overweight children and adolescents.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and fifty-one overweight subjects [90 males, average ages of 12.52, mean body mass index (BMI) Z-score of 2.27) and their parent/guardian completed surveys assessing QOL and symptoms of OSA syndrome. The subjects also underwent overnight PSG.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overweight patients reported poor QOL. Polysomnographic variables did not correlate with QOL. However, symptoms of OSA as reported on the Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire significantly correlated with QOL from both the parent and the subject.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Overweight youth with symptoms of OSA have a lower QOL both by their report and parental report. Interestingly, objective measures of OSA did not correlate with QOL.
authors: School of Nursing, University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Ave Box SON, Rochester, NY 14642, USA. margaret_carno@urmc.rochester.edu
authors: Margaret-Ann
authors: MA
authors: Carno
authors: Ethan
authors: E
authors: Ellis
authors: Elizabeth
authors: E
authors: Anson
authors: Rachel
authors: R
authors: Kraus
authors: Jonathan
authors: J
authors: Black
authors: Renee
authors: R
authors: Short
authors: Heidi V
authors: HV
authors: Connolly
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D050177:Overweight; D017286:Polysomnography / Q000379:methods*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires