Obstructive sleep apnea (osa) is associated with the impairment of beta-cell response to glucose in children and adolescents with obesity

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• who: Giuseppina Rosaria Umano from the , eligible if they had a body mass index (BMI) u2265, th for age and sex according to reference charts [11] and presented suspected OSA based on sleep questionnaire screening [12]Patients using medications affecting glucose or lipid metabolism, diagnosed with syndromes, endocrinopathies, and genetic forms of obesity were excluded. Written informed consent from parents and children assent was obtained before any procedure. The study was conducted according to the criteria set by the Declaration of Helsinki. The Institutional Review Board of the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli approved the study (protocol . . .
  

   

  

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