Inflammatory Markers and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Obese Children: The NANOS Study

Leila Kheirandish-Gozal and David Gozal are supported by a Grant HL-65270 from the National Institutes of Health. The NANOS study was supported by the Spanish Respiratory Society (SEPAR) and Mutua Madrilena. The authors thank the subjects and their parents for their participation and the Basque Biobank For Research-OEHUN for their collaboration. The authors would like to thank the members of the Spanish Sleep Network: Estrella Ordax Carbajo, M. D. (Hospital Universitario de Burgos); Ana Isabel Navazo-Eguia, M. D. (Hospital Universitario de Burgos); Marian Martinez Martinez, M. D. (Hospital Universitario Valdecilla, Santander); Odile Romero Santo-Tomas, MD (Hospital Val D'Hebron); Fernando Masa-Jimenez, M. D. (Hospital San Pedro de Alcantara, Caceres); Cristina Martinez Null (Hospital Universitario Araba, Vitoria); Antonia Barcelo-Bennassar, Ph.D. (Hospital Son Dureta, Palma de Mallorca).