Study Objectives: The accuracy of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) screening instruments in
seniors may change as the predictive role of sex, age, and body mass index (BMI) changes …

Background The increased prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) mandates the
presence of simple but accurate tools to identify patients with this disorder for early detection …

The STOP-Bang questionnaire is an easy-to-administer scoring model to screen and identify
patients at high risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, its diagnostic utility has …

Objective: To test the diagnostic properties of the original and a modified STOP-Bang, as
well as testing the additional use of a waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) of≥ 0.55 in screening for …

Purpose Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most commonly seen clinical sleep disorder.
STOP-Bang, a widely used screening tool, yields a composite score based on eight …

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common but usually under-diagnosed
sleep disorder. Objective diagnosis is based on polysomnography, which is an expensive …

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the predictive power of the screening
questionnaires including Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Berlin questionnaire (BQ) and …

Purpose To evaluate the performance of the NoSAS (neck, obesity, snoring, age, sex) score,
the STOP-Bang (snoring, tiredness, observed apneas, blood pressure, body mass index …

Purpose To translate, culturally adapt and evaluate the Slovene version of the STOP-Bang
questionnaire (SBQ) for use in the sleep clinic. Methods Standard forward–backward …

Purpose Several questionnaires are available for the screening of obstructive sleep apnea
(OSA). Herein, we compare the performance characteristics of nine available questionnaires …