6 research outputs found
Sleep duration and its relationship with school performance in Iranian adolescents
Background. Inadequate or poor sleep quality is common problems in adolescent that affect on their learning, memory and school performance. The present study aimed to determine the association between sleep hours and academic performance in young adults. Methods. This cross-sectional study was designed as a descriptive-analytic study. Samples of adolescents of 14-18 years old
in Qazvin city were enrolled. The Pediatric sleep questionnaire and BEARS questionnaire used for all students to screen comprehensively major sleeps problems in them. Chi-square test, t-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and correlation were performed to determine the relationship between the data (P < 0.001).
Results. Between 653 adolescents, 40% were male and 60% were
female. Sleep duration, sleep onset delay, sleep insufficient, rate of oversleeping and academic performance had a direct relationship with gender (P < 0.001). The sleep duration, rate of oversleeping and academic performance were significantly higher in
boys, sleep onset delay and sleep insufficient was significantly
higher in girls. Time of falling sleep at weekend nights and weekday
nights have positively correlation with age (P < 0.001). Also, a significant relationship between students’ sleep hours with academic performance was shown (P < 0.001).
Conclusions. The overall result was that sleep duration, sleep onset delay, sleep insufficient and rate of oversleeping of students in this study had a significant influence on academic performance.
Students without difficulty in falling asleep had good
academic performance in compared to students with difficulty in falling asleep
Sleep duration and its relationship with school performance in Iranian adolescents
Background. Inadequate or poor sleep quality is common problems in adolescent that affect on their learning, memory and
school performance. The present study aimed to determine the
association between sleep hours and academic performance in
young adults.
Methods .This cross-sectional study was designed as a descriptive-
analytic study. Samples of adolescents of 14-18 years old
in Qazvin city were enrolled. The Pediatric sleep questionnaire
and BEARS questionnaire used for all students to screen comprehensively
major sleeps problems in them. Chi-square test, t-test,
analysis of variance (ANOVA), and correlation were performed to
determine the relationship between the data (P < 0.001).
Results. Between 653 adolescents, 40% were male and 60% were
female. Sleep duration, sleep onset delay, sleep insufficient, rate
of oversleeping and academic performance had a direct relationship
with gender (P < 0.001). The sleep duration, rate of oversleeping
and academic performance were significantly higher in
boys, sleep onset delay and sleep insufficient was significantly
higher in girls. Time of falling sleep at weekend nights and weekday
nights have positively correlation with age (P < 0.001). Also,
a significant relationship between students’ sleep hours with academic
performance was shown (P < 0.001).
Conclusions. The overall result was that sleep duration, sleep
onset delay, sleep insufficient and rate of oversleeping of students
in this study had a significant influence on academic performance.
Students without difficulty in falling asleep had good
academic performance in compared to students with difficulty in
falling asleep
Polysomnographic Findings between Obese and Non-Obese Pediatrics with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Background: The prevalence of childhood obesity, which is associated with the health risk of OSA, is increasing. This study aimed to assess the polysomnographic findings of obese and non-obese children and adolescents with OSA.
Methods: In this cohort retrospective study, all the obese and non-obese children and adolescents with OSA referring to Sleep Disorders Clinic, Qazvin Children Hospital, during 2014-2019 were included. The participants were 52 pediatrics within the age range of 1-16 years old and mean age of 6.47±3.59 years, 20 (38.5%) of whom were female and 32 (61.5%) were male. The number of samples was determined according to previous studies, and the patients’ case information was applied in this research. Obese children and adolescents were determined according to their BMI. PSG was performed for all the participants and its variables including sleep onset, sleep efficiency, sleep stages (N1, N2, N3, rapid eye movement (REM)), arousal index (AI), apnea hypopnea index (AHI), mean arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2), and total sleep time were determined and compared between the two groups.
Results: Mann-Whitney test showed a statistically significant difference in the percentage of REM sleep stage between the obese and non-obese groups (P=0.017). There was no statistically significant difference in the other polysomnographic variables between the two groups. In the obese group, linear regression showed significant correlation between body mass index (BMI) and AHI as well as mean arterial SaO2.
Conclusion: the percentage of REM sleep stage in the obese group with OSA was lower than that in the non-obese group. There was a correlation (P≤0.05) between obesity and respiratory events in sleep. It is predicted that with increasing age, obese people are more likely to have severe sleep apnea.
Key Words: Adolescents, Children, Obesity, Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Polysomnography (PS
Sleep architecture and obstructive sleep apnea in obese children with and without metabolic syndrome: a case control study
Purpose Obesity and biochemical parameters of metabolic
disorders are both closely related to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The aim of this study was to compare sleep
architecture and OSA in obese children with and without
metabolic syndrome.
Methods Forty-two children with metabolic syndrome
were selected as case group and 38 children without metabolic syndrome were matched for age, sex, and BMI as
control group. The standardized Persian version of bedtime
problems, excessive daytime sleepiness, awakenings during the night, regularity and duration of sleep, snoring
(BEARS) and Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaires
were completed, and polysomnography (PSG) was performed for all study subjects. Scoring was performed using
the manual of American Academy of Sleep Medicine for
children. Data were analyzed using chi-square test, T test,
Mann–Whitney U test, and logistic regression analysis.
Results Non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep and N1
stage in the case group were significantly longer than the
control group, while REM sleep was significantly shorter.
Waking after sleep onset (WASO) was significantly different
between two groups. Severe OSA was more frequent in the
control group. Multivariate logistic regression analysis
showed that severe OSA (OR 21.478, 95 % CI 2.160–
213.600; P = 0.009) and REM sleep (OR 0.856, 95 % CI
0.737–0.994; P = 0.041) had independent association with
metabolic syndrome.
Conclusions Obese children with metabolic syndrome had
increased WASO, N1 sleep stage, and severe OSA. But the
results regarding sleep architecture are most likely a direct
result of OSA severity. More longitudinal studies are needed
to confirm the association of metabolic syndrome and OSA.
Keywords Metabolic syndrome X . Obesity . Obstructive
sleep apnea . Sleep stages . Polysomnograph
Sleep architecture and obstructive sleep apnea in obese children with and without metabolic syndrome: a case control study
Purpose Obesity and biochemical parameters of metabolic
disorders are both closely related to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The aim of this study was to compare sleep
architecture and OSA in obese children with and without
metabolic syndrome.
Methods Forty-two children with metabolic syndrome
were selected as case group and 38 children without metabolic syndrome were matched for age, sex, and BMI as
control group. The standardized Persian version of bedtime
problems, excessive daytime sleepiness, awakenings during the night, regularity and duration of sleep, snoring
(BEARS) and Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaires
were completed, and polysomnography (PSG) was performed for all study subjects. Scoring was performed using
the manual of American Academy of Sleep Medicine for
children. Data were analyzed using chi-square test, T test,
Mann–Whitney U test, and logistic regression analysis.
Results Non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep and N1
stage in the case group were significantly longer than the
control group, while REM sleep was significantly shorter.
Waking after sleep onset (WASO) was significantly different
between two groups. Severe OSA was more frequent in the
control group. Multivariate logistic regression analysis
showed that severe OSA (OR 21.478, 95 % CI 2.160–
213.600; P = 0.009) and REM sleep (OR 0.856, 95 % CI
0.737–0.994; P = 0.041) had independent association with
metabolic syndrome.
Conclusions Obese children with metabolic syndrome had
increased WASO, N1 sleep stage, and severe OSA. But the
results regarding sleep architecture are most likely a direct
result of OSA severity. More longitudinal studies are needed
to confirm the association of metabolic syndrome and OSA.
Keywords Metabolic syndrome X . Obesity . Obstructive
sleep apnea . Sleep stages . Polysomnograph