Behavioral, neurocognitive, polysomnographic and cardiometabolic profiles associated with obstructive sleep apnea in adolescents with ADHD.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A high comorbidity between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as well as similar impairments across neurobehavioral outcomes has been described in children. However, there is a paucity of research examining the comorbidity of these two disorders in adolescents. This study examined the association of OSA with sleep, neurobehavioral, and cardiometabolic outcomes in adolescents with ADHD from the general population.

Methods

421 adolescents (16.9 ± 2.3 years, 53.9% male) underwent 9-hr polysomnography, neurobehavioral, and physical evaluation. ADHD was ascertained by a parent-or-self-report of a lifetime diagnosis/treatment of ADHD. OSA was defined as an apnea hypopnea index of ≥2 events/hour. Groups of controls (n = 208)

SUBMITTER: Puzino K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8851718 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature