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KMID : 0363420080220020125
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Journal of Korean Oriental Pediatrics
2008 Volume.22 No. 2 p.125 ~ p.139
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A Study on the Growth, Quality of Sleep of Children with Chronic Rhinitis
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Lee Min-Jung
Jang Gyu-Tae
Han Youn-Jung
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Abstract
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Objectives : The study was designed to find out the relationships between rhinitis, quality of sleep, growth among children with chronic rhinitis.
Methods : This research was performed in 50 children from November 2007 to May 2008. We measured height, weight, body mass index of those children and asked to answer to the questionnaires that consist of nasal symptoms, period of time with rhinitis, sleep symptoms, parent’s height, present illness, and medical history. We also analyzed correlations with this factors obtained from questionnaires.
Results : 1. In 50 subjects, there were significant correlations between nasal obstruction, the quality of sleep, and the between quality of sleep and growth. But, there were not significant correlations between nasal symptoms and growth. 2. In 24 preschool children, frequency of waking up during sleeping and the number of snorers were higher and quality of sleeping was worse than those in the children who were attending school. And there were significant correlations between quality of sleep and nasal obstruction. An average of RH-MPH(Recent Height-Mid-Parental Height) is which means they aren’t as tall as MPH(Mid-Parental Height). 3. In 26 school children, there were significant correlations between symptoms and period of rhinitis, quality of sleep and growth.
Conclusions : Children with chronic rhinitis have low quality of sleep and low growth. But more studies are needed.
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KEYWORD
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Children, Rhinitis, Sleep, Growth
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