Prevalence and significance of sleep disordered breathing in adolescent athletes

Yoshitaka Iso; Hitomi Kitai; Etsushi Kyuno; Fumiyoshi Tsunoda; Naoya Nishinaka; Masahiko Funato; Eiichi Nishimura; Shuichi Akihiro; Hiroyuki Tanuma; Toru Yonechi; Eiichi Geshi; Takeyuki Sambe; Hiroshi Suzuki

doi:10.1183/23120541.00029-2019

Prevalence and significance of sleep disordered breathing in adolescent athletes

ERJ Open Res. 2019 Mar 11;5(1):00029-2019. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00029-2019. eCollection 2019 Feb.

Authors

Yoshitaka Iso^{1

2}, Hitomi Kitai^{1

3}, Etsushi Kyuno^{1

2}, Fumiyoshi Tsunoda^{1

2}, Naoya Nishinaka¹, Masahiko Funato¹, Eiichi Nishimura⁴, Shuichi Akihiro⁵, Hiroyuki Tanuma⁶, Toru Yonechi⁶, Eiichi Geshi³, Takeyuki Sambe¹, Hiroshi Suzuki⁷

Affiliations

¹ Showa University Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Yokohama, Japan.
² Division of Cardiology, Showa University Fujigaoka Rehabilitation Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.
³ Showa University School of Nursing and Rehabilitation Sciences, Yokohama, Japan.
⁴ Division of Ophthalmology, Showa University Fujigaoka Rehabilitation Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.
⁵ Athletic Dept, Nippon Sport Science University, Yokohama, Japan.
⁶ Faculty of Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Yokohama, Japan.
⁷ Division of Cardiology, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.

Abstract

Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) was more prevalent in adolescent athletes than expected, and several potential warning signs related to autonomic nerve activity appeared in SDB athletes. SDB screening may prevent associated downstream risks in the future. http://ow.ly/GQqK30nGm8r.