Quality of life in children and adolescents with overweight or obesity: Impact of obstructive sleep apnea.

Objectives: To investigate the association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and health related quality of life (HRQOL) in children and adolescents referred to an obesity treatment clinic. In addition, we examined the association between body mass index standard deviation score (BMI SDS) and HRQOL comparing children and adolescents with overweight or obesity without OSA with a control group of children and adolescents with normal weight without OSA.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 130 children and adolescents with overweight or obesity (BMI SDS > 1.