Very low birth weight increases risk for sleep-disordered breathing in young adulthood: the Helsinki Study of Very Low Birth Weight Adults
EJ Paavonen, S Strang-Karlsson, K Räikkönen… - …, 2007 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE. We investigated whether very low birth weight (< 1500 g) is associated with the
risk of sleep-disordered breathing in young adulthood. METHODS. The study was a
retrospective longitudinal study of 158 young adults born with very low birth weight and 169
term-born control subjects (aged 18.5–27.1 years). The principal outcome variable was
sleep-disordered breathing defined as chronic snoring. RESULTS. The crude prevalence of
chronic snoring was similar in both groups: 15.8% for the very low birth weight group versus …
risk of sleep-disordered breathing in young adulthood. METHODS. The study was a
retrospective longitudinal study of 158 young adults born with very low birth weight and 169
term-born control subjects (aged 18.5–27.1 years). The principal outcome variable was
sleep-disordered breathing defined as chronic snoring. RESULTS. The crude prevalence of
chronic snoring was similar in both groups: 15.8% for the very low birth weight group versus …
