Retrospective Study of Obesity in Children with Down Syndrome

• Published in: The Journal of pediatrics Vol. 173; pp. 143 - 148
• Main Authors: Basil, Janet S., MS, Santoro, Stephanie L., MD, Martin, Lisa J., PhD, Healy, Katherine Wusik, MS, Chini, Barbara A., MD, Saal, Howard M., MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2016
• Subjects: Adolescent; body mass index; Case-Control Studies; Child; Child, Preschool; Down syndrome; Down Syndrome - complications; Female; Humans; Male; obesity; obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; Pediatric Obesity - complications; Pediatrics; Polysomnography; Prevalence; Retrospective Studies; Severity of Illness Index; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - complications; AHI; Genomic Control Cohort; Prader-Willi syndrome; Apnea hypopnea index; body mass index; GCC; Down syndrome; American Academy of Pediatrics; PWS; AAP; CCHMC; OSAS; Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; obesity; BMI

Objectives To assess whether children with Down syndrome in the US are at an increased risk for obesity, we determined the obesity prevalence and analyzed obesity development throughout childhood in a cohort of children with Down syndrome. In addition, we analyzed a comorbidity that is associated wi...