Metabolic correlates with obstructive sleep apnea in obese subjects.

Objective: To examine links between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), insulin resistance, and dyslipidemia.

Study Design: Obese (body mass index [BMI] >95th percentile for age and gender) children who snored (n = 62, 46 males, age 10.89 [5-16 years] underwent polysomnography and metabolic studies.