Childhood Obesity and its Influence on Sleep Disorders: Kids-Play Study Sánchez López, Antonio Manuel Noack Segovia, Jessica Pamela Núñez Negrillo, Ana María Latorre García, Julio Aguilar Cordero, María José Sleep apnoea Childhood obesity Respiratory polygraphy Apnoea–hypopnea index Background: Sleep disorders are associated with overweight and obese children, and could decrease life quality with limitations to normal daily activities. The purpose of the study is to describe the prevalence of sleep disorders in a cohort of overweight/obese children using respiratory polygraphy. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in Granada (Spain) on a sample of 98 children with overweight or obesity. The presence of sleep disorders was determined by respiratory polygraphy. Results: Regarding apnoea–hypopnea-index (AHI) results, 44% of a ected children had severe sleep apnoea–hypopnea syndrome (SAHS), and the remaining 56% had a mild form of the disorder. With respect to oxygen-desaturation index, 56% of the same group had severe SAHS, 32% had mild SAHS, and the remaining 12% did not su er from SAHS. Among participants, average scores of 13.8 obstructive apnoea, 7.7 central apnoea, and 13.6 hypopnoea were recorded. Conclusions: Respiratory polygraphy can provide conclusive results in the diagnosis of SAHS in overweight/obese children. Interventional programmes designed and implemented to reduce overweight and obesity can improve quality of sleep and life in children. 2020-12-21T13:06:04Z 2020-12-21T13:06:04Z 2020-10-29 info:eu-repo/semantics/article Sánchez-López, A. M., Noack-Segovia, J. P., Núñez-Negrillo, A. M., Latorre-García, J., & Aguilar-Cordero, M. J. (2020). Childhood Obesity and its Influence on Sleep Disorders: Kids-Play Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(21), 7948. [doi:10.3390/ijerph17217948] http://hdl.handle.net/10481/65076 10.3390/ijerph17217948 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Atribución 3.0 España Mdpi