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17-01-2022 | Allergic Rhinitis | Sleep Breathing Physiology and Disorders • Original Article

Effect of allergic rhinitis on sleep in children and the risk factors of an indoor environment

Authors: Qian Wang, Yun Guo, Xiaoping Wu, Zhenzhen Pan, Shanshan Pan, Shiyao Xu, Qin Zhou, Jun Qian, Ling Li

Published in: Sleep and Breathing | Issue 3/2022

Abstract

Purpose

Allergic rhinitis (AR) is an independent risk factor for sleep disorders in children, including abnormal sleep behaviors. We investigated the occurrence of abnormal sleep behaviors in children with AR to determine indoor environmental risk factors affecting sleep.

Methods

This case-control study collected the sleep status and characteristics of the indoor environment of children aged 3–14 years with and without AR using a questionnaire. The differences between the two groups were compared using the Mann–Whitney U test, chi-square test, and Fisher’s exact test. The indoor environmental factors affecting sleep behavior were analyzed using logistic regression analysis.

Results

Children with AR (n=427) had a higher probability of snoring (8.7 % vs. 2.9 %; P < 0.001), mouth breathing (14.1 % vs. 5.2 %; P < 0.001), restless sleep (6.6 % vs. 4.1 %; P = 0.047), sleep talking (3.3 % vs. 1.1 %; P = 0.003), and hyperhidrosis (16.4 % vs. 8.5 %; P < 0.001) than those without AR (n=1046). Emulsion wall paint (odds ratio (OR) = 2.779; 95 % confidence interval (CI), 1.332–5.796; P = 0.006) and tobacco exposure in early infancy (OR = 2.065; 95 % CI 1.079–3.950; P = 0.029) were associated with hyperhidrosis.

Conclusion

Children with AR are more likely to have abnormal sleep behaviors than those without, including snoring, mouth breathing, restless sleep, sleep talking, and hyperhidrosis. Emulsion paint wall and tobacco smoke exposure in early infancy had a twofold higher risk of hyperhidrosis during sleep.

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Title: Effect of allergic rhinitis on sleep in children and the risk factors of an indoor environment
Authors: Qian Wang
Yun Guo
Xiaoping Wu
Zhenzhen Pan
Shanshan Pan
Shiyao Xu
Qin Zhou
Jun Qian
Ling Li
Publication date: 17-01-2022
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Allergic Rhinitis
Bruxism
Hyperhidrosis
Smoking and Nicotine Detoxification
Snoring
Published in: Sleep and Breathing / Issue 3/2022
Print ISSN: 1520-9512
Electronic ISSN: 1522-1709
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-021-02546-2

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