Journal of Sleep Disorders: Treatment and CareISSN: 2325-9639

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Chen C-C (JJ) Author

cchen84@asu.edu

Subjects of specialization
Sleep Medicine, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Snoring, Sleep Apnea

Affiliation
Department of Kinesiology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA

Biography

Dr. CC (JJ) Chen is a physiatrist in Iowa City, Iowa and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System and University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He received his medical degree from Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and has been in practice for 19 years.

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The Association between Physical Activity and Sleep Disorders in Adolescents and Young Adults with Down syndrome: A Questionnaire Study

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Chen C-C (JJ) and Ringenbach SDR

The high prevalence of sleep disorders is well documented in individuals with Down syndrome (DS). Thus, given the robust association between physical activity and sleep disorders in the typical population, more work is needed to examine this association in this population. The total of twenty-nine adolescents and young adults with DS participated in the current study. Parents reported on well-validated questionnaires to measure the levels of physical activity and sleep-related disorders in their children with DS. First, our result indicates that high active participants had lower parental reports of features associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) compared with low active particip... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2325-9639.1000175

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