Relationship between sleep apnea, fat distribution, and insulin resistance in obese children.
Canapari CA, Hoppin AG, Kinane TB, Thomas BJ, Torriani M, Katz ES. Relationship between sleep apnea, fat distribution, and insulin resistance in obese children. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2011, 7: 268-73. PMID: 21677896, PMCID: PMC3113965, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.1068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive sleep apneaHomeostasis model assessmentBody mass indexLog homeostasis model assessmentBMI z-scoreObese childrenInsulin resistanceFat distributionSleep apneaMean body mass indexSubcutaneous adipose tissue areaZ-scoreVisceral fat areaVisceral fat distributionSubset of patientsAdipose tissue areaPediatric obesity clinicSubset of subjectsMagnetic resonance imagingOSA pathogenesisObesity clinicOSA severityObese subjectsMass indexFat area