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. 2014 Sep:81 Suppl 1:55-62.
doi: 10.1007/s12098-014-1539-8. Epub 2014 Aug 21.

Public health implications of obstructive sleep apnea burden

Ileana Baldi  1 , Achal Gulati, Giulia Lorenzoni, Kiran Natarajan, Simonetta Ballali, Mohan Kameswaran, Ranjith Rajeswaran, Dario Gregori, Gulshan Sethi
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Public health implications of obstructive sleep apnea burden

Ileana Baldi et al. Indian J Pediatr. 2014 Sep.

Abstract

Objective: To assess the implications of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) burden among Indian children.

Methods: MonteCarlo simulations were performed in order to estimate the number of OSA related obesity cases among Indian children (1-14 y of age) and the number of cases of stroke, coronary heart disease (CHD) and type 2 diabetes, considered as main adverse outcomes of OSA related childhood obesity, according to untreated and treated [adenotonsillectomy (AT) alone and AT associated to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)] pediatric OSA. Data used to perform MonteCarlo simulations were derived from a review about current literature exploring OSA related obesity.

Results: The analysis on the number of adverse outcomes according to treated and untreated obesity related to OSA showed that treatments reduce the number of obesity cases, resulting in a great reduction of the amount of stroke, CHD and type 2 diabetes cases. However, the cost for treating adverse outcome was higher in patients treated for obesity related to OSA compared to those not receiving any treatment.

Conclusions: The reduction in the number of adverse outcomes due to treatment of obesity related OSA implicates the urgent need for public health policies in providing screening for OSA among children population: an early detection and a consequently prompt reaction to pediatric OSA could improve the burden of OSA related obesity.

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