Abstract
Introduction The prevalence of morbid obesity has substantially increased and is a major public-health problem.
Aims and Objectives The study aim was to compare PFT and SDB in morbidly obese children and adults.
Methods We retrospectively included all patients with non-syndromic severe obesityreferred to our hospital for PFT and polysomnography (PSG), from 2010 to 2014. Severe obesity was defined as having a BMI ≥ 120% of the 95th percentile in children (AHA Scientific Statement) and a BMI ≥ 40.00 in adults (WHO Classification). Collected data were demographic, PFT and PSG data.
Results 74 children and 70 adults were included. All results are reported in table 1.
Conclusions Morbidly obesity consequences differed in children and adults: reduction in lung volumes (TLC, FRC) occurred more often in children while SDB occurred more frequently in adults.
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