Sleep And Arousal Disturbances In Enuretic Children: Are There Any Effects On The Height?

BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study was to investigate a linkage between nocturnal enuresis (NE), sleep disorders and GH release during childhood.METHODS: Were recruited 150 patients aged between 5 and 14 years (102 male and 48 female) (G1) affected by primary monosymptomatic-NE and a control group of 150 children aged between 5 and 14 years (80 male and 70 female) (G2). We administered the Epworth Sleepiness Scale-Child Adolescent (ESS-CHAD) to measure the level of daytime sleepiness or average sleep propensity and we collected anthropometric data.RESULTLTS: In G1 the average percentiles about weight and height are respectively 66.5 (SD 25.4) and 69.3 (SD 24.4) and in G2 are 68.7 (SD 26.3) and 68.1 (SD 27.5). The unpaired t-test pointed out that there are no significant differences between G1 and G2.CONCLUSIONS: Our ipothesis needs to be examined in depth in future works.