TOPLINE:
The time reached peak high blood pressure (BP) speed (TAPV) was substantially previously in kids with moderate to extreme (MS) obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) than in controls.
APPROACH:
- The scientists compared 24-hour circadian BP in kids with OSA and manages to analyze the effect of OSA on circadian BP.
- The research study population consisted of 219 kids aged 5-14 years: 52 with moderate OSA, 50 with MS OSA, and 117 controls.
- Individuals went through 24-hour BP tracking and actigraphy; designs consisted of the times of BP peaks and TAPV.
TAKEAWAY:
- Kids with MS OSA had a TAPV for diastolic BP in the early morning, approximately 51 minutes earlier than controls (P