RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Night sweats in children: prevalence and associated factors
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood
JO Arch Dis Child
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 470
OP 473
DO 10.1136/adc.2010.199638
VO 97
IS 5
A1 Hung K So
A1 Albert M Li
A1 Chun T Au
A1 Jihui Zhang
A1 Joseph Lau
A1 Tai F Fok
A1 Yun K Wing
YR 2012
UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/97/5/470.abstract
AB Objective The authors aimed to examine the prevalence and factors associated with night sweats (NS) in primary school children. Study design Cross-sectional design. Results Among 6381 children (median age 9.2 (7.7–10.7) years) with complete information on NS, 3225 were boys (50.5%). 747 children (11.7%) were reported to have weekly NS in the past 12 months. Boys were more likely than girls to have NS (p<0.0001). Children with NS were more likely to have sleep-related symptoms and respiratory and atopic diseases. In addition, they were more likely to be hyperactive and have frequent temper outbursts. Using an ordinal regression model, NS was found to be significantly associated with male gender, younger age, allergic rhinitis, tonsillitis and symptoms suggestive of obstructive sleep apnoea, insomnia and parasomnia. Conclusion NS is prevalent among school-aged children and is associated with the presence of sleep-related symptoms and respiratory and atopic diseases.