ArticleSleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2021
Evaluating the performance of five scoring systems for prescreening obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome.
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- Validation of the STOP questionnaire as a screening tool for OSA among different populations: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Academic stress profiles and bedtime procrastination among college students: the mediating role of rumination and the moderating effect of perceived stress.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Evaluation of five questionnaires for obstructive sleep apnea screening in the elderly.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Level 2 Polysomnography for the Diagnosis of Sleep Disorders: A Health Technology Assessment.Ontario health technology assessment series · 2024Article
- A risk-predictive model for obstructive sleep apnea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
- An effective model for screening moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea based on the STOP-BANG questionnaire.Journal of thoracic disease · 2022Article
- The Weighted Combination of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale and the STOP-Bang Questionnaire Improved the Predictive Value of for OSAHS in Hypertensive Patients.International journal of general medicine · 2022Article
- Translation and validation of the STOP-Bang questionnaire into Slovene.European journal of medical research · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeA comparison of all scoring systems used for screening for obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is lacking. The aim of this investigation was to evaluate the performance of five scoring systems for screening for OSAHS, as well as to validate the use of the NoSAS and SACS in the Chinese population.
methodsData were retrospectively collected from hospital-based, manned, overnight sleep monitoring studies for 105 consecutive outpatients using a portable monitor (PM) device.
resultsThe 105 participants had an average age of 46 years and were mostly men (75%). STOP-Bang, SACS, and NoSAS scoring exhibited moderate predictive values at different AHI cutoffs (AUC 0.761-0.853, 0.722-0.854, and 0.724-0.771 respectively), followed by the STOP and Berlin questionnaire (AUC 0.680-0.781vs 0.624-0.724). Both STOP-Bang and SACS showed excellent sensitivity (89.5-100% vs 93.4-94.6%) and negative predictive value (68-100% vs 77.3-90.9%), while STOP-Bang, STOP, and SACS showed low negative likelihood ratios (- LR) (0-0.2).
conclusionsOur study indicated that the STOP-Bang questionnaire and the SACS both show better predictive value than other scoring systems among the five screening tools for OSAHS. Both scoring systems are simple and easy to implement for screening for OSAHS in the community and in hospitals.
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