Association between childhood primary snoring and
cardiovascular health
CT Au1, P Chook1, AM Li1,
RYT Sung1, MHM Chan2, YK Wing3
1 Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of
Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2 Department of Chemical Pathology,
Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
3 Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of
Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
1. Although persistent primary snoring (PS) over an
average of 5 years was associated with reduced endothelial function
compared with controls, neither incidence nor resolution of PS was
associated with significant changes in endothelial function.
2. These findings suggest no causal relationship between PS and increased cardiovascular risk in children.
3. Participants with incident obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) had a higher ambulatory blood pressure than those without OSA. This suggests that OSA may increase the cardiovascular risk of children.
2. These findings suggest no causal relationship between PS and increased cardiovascular risk in children.
3. Participants with incident obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) had a higher ambulatory blood pressure than those without OSA. This suggests that OSA may increase the cardiovascular risk of children.