Excessive daytime sleepiness among children and adolescents: prevalence, correlates, and pubertal effects

To examine the prevalence and correlates of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) among Hong Kong children and adolescents. We investigated the potential roles of sex and puberty in modulating the occurrence of EDS. A total of 10,086 students (male, 48.1%) aged 6–18 (mean ± SD: 12.3 ± 3.2) years old pa...

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Published in:	Sleep medicine Vol. 53; pp. 1 - 8
Main Authors:	Liu, Yaping, Zhang, Jihui, Li, Shirley Xin, Chan, Ngan Yin, Yu, Mandy Wai Man, Lam, Siu Ping, Chan, Joey Wing Yan, Li, Albert Martin, Wing, Yun Kwok
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.01.2019
Subjects:	Adolescent Child Children and adolescents Cross-Sectional Studies Disorders of Excessive Somnolence - epidemiology Emotions Excessive daytime sleepiness Female Hong Kong - epidemiology Humans Male Mental Health Prevalence Problem Behavior Puberty - physiology Puberty effect Sex differences Sex Factors Students - psychology Surveys and Questionnaires Hong Kong Excessive daytime sleepiness Sex differences Children and adolescents Prevalence Puberty effect
ISSN:	1389-9457, 1878-5506, 1878-5506
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