Risk assessment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in pediatric patients with vitamin D deficiency: A questionnaire-based study.

What Was Tested

The paper reports a study of Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc in the context of sleep apnea (obstructive), published as an observational study.

The aim of the following study is to evaluate the risk of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in subjects with vitamin D deficiency.Prospective and comparative study.the researchers enrolled 240 subjects into the study.

Why It Was Studied

The participants were divided into 2 groups based on 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) levels: low level of 25(OH)D (<20 ng/mL) group (n = 120) and control (>20 ng/mL) group (n = 120).

Subjects were classified as being at a high or low risk of developing OSAS by using the Berlin Questionnaire.

Who Took Part

According to the abstract, 240 subjects were involved.

PubMed indexes the participants as children and teenagers, both men and women.

What Was Measured

The participants were divided into 2 groups based on 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) levels: low level of 25(OH)D (<20 ng/mL) group (n = 120) and control (>20 ng/mL) group (n = 120).

Subjects were classified as being at a high or low risk of developing OSAS by using the Berlin Questionnaire.

The subject headings attached to it are Age Factors, Body Mass Index, Polysomnography, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Sex Factors and Sleep Apnea, Obstructive.

What This Means in Plain Language

This is an observational study of Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc in 240 subjects in people with sleep apnea (obstructive).

The publication is from 2016 (Medicine), a journal based in United States.

More context: the Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc compound page, Sleep apnea (obstructive) research.