Sleep Apnea in Children Tied to Bedwetting, Being Overweight

According to a study published in the July 2009 issue of Pediatrics, children who wet the bed at night or who are overweight are more likely to have obstructive sleep apnea.

Overnight sleep studies were done in 149 children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) between the ages of 5 and 15 and 139 comparable controls. There was found to be a fivefold increased risk of OSA among children with bedwetting and a fourfold increased risk among the overweight.

These two factors were not, however, associated with each other. Therefore, overweight children are not more likely to wet the bed and those who wet the bed are not more likely to be overweight.

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