Association and risk factors of pediatric pulmonary hypertension with obstructive sleep apnea: A national study utilizing the Kids' Inpatient Database (KID).

ABSTRACT:

Study objective

Assess the prevalence of and risk factors for pediatric pulmonary hypertension (PH) in the 2016 Kids' Inpatient Database (KID), including obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and obesity.

Methods

Retrospective cross-sectional cohort study utilizing 6,081,132 weighted pediatric discharges from the 2016 KID. Study variables included age, length of stay, mortality, gender, hospital region, primary payer, race, median household income for patient's ZIP code, OSA, central sleep apnea (CSA), obesity, Down syndrome, sickle cell disease (SCD), thalassemia, congenital heart disease (CHD), hypertension, asthma and chronic lung disease of prematurity (CLDP). PH was the primary outcome of interest. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression models were utilized with odds r

SUBMITTER: Kohanzadeh A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10710769 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature