Prevalence of sleep apnea in children and adolescents in Colombia according to the national health registry 2017-2021.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the sociodemographic and epidemiological characteristics of diagnosis and treatment of pediatric patients with sleep apnea, both central and obstructive, in Colombia between 2017 and 2021.

Methods

Observational, descriptive, cross-sectional, epidemiological study using the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems as search terms for sleep apnea, based on SISPRO, the Colombian national health registry. Stratification by gender and age groups was performed. We also generated data of the amount of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures performed. A map of prevalence by place of residency was performed.

Results

National records report 15200 cases of SA between 2017 and 2021, for an estimated prevalence of 21.1 cases by 1000

SUBMITTER: Waich A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9432726 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature