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International Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volume 10, Issue 2, 2023
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International Journal of Pediatric Nursing
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XXX-XXXX (Print), XXXX-XXXX (Online)
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bi-annual
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Abstract
Title
DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING OF THE OBESE CHILDREN AGED 4 TO 15 YEARS
Author
*1Gaurav Solanki,1Namita Lohra1Jaya Lohra2Renu Solanki
Email
drgauravsolanki@yahoo.com
keyword
Adenoid, Obesity, Hypertrophy etc.
Abstract
A group of children aged from 4 to 15 years old are taken as subject of this study. 50 children (as a control group) belonging to the same age and who do not display any obesity signs were also selected. Questionnaires with parents, assessmentand evaluationby a pediatrician were methods used to examine the children. Based on the examination, it was noted that the percentage of the tonsilarhypertrophy andadenoide isalmostthesame inbothgroups, having a higherpredominancein the obesechildren group. Thisshowsthat thedifficultyinbreathingof the obesechildrenis directly duetotheirobesityand not to the presence of the adenotonsilar hypertrophy.
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