Lung function and sleep-disordered breathing in preschoolers born very preterm
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of abnormalities in small airway function and sleep-disordered breathing in preschoolers born very preterm and with very low birth weight, and their association with bronchopulmonary dysplasia and other neonatal risk factors. METHODS: test or the Mann-Whitney U test. RESULTS: The sample included 22 children with a median (IQR) age of 4.9 (3.7-5.4) years, of who 54.5% had bronchopulmonary dysplasia. There was a high prevalence of abnormal results for all oscillometry parameters (R5-19, 10.0%; X5, 21.1%; R5, 25.0%; fres, 40.0%; AX, 45.0%) and oximetry parameters (ODI3, 38.1%; ODI4, 33.3%). None of these results were associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia or other neonatal risk factors. CONCLUSION: Preschoolers born very preterm and with very low birth weight have a high prevalence of abnormal small airway function and, probably, sleep-disordered breathing, unrelated to bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Institutions: Universidad de Valladolid, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4416987693