THE IMPROVEMENT OF STOP-BANG QUESTIONNAIRE IN SCREENING SEVERE SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME IN CHINESE HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS

Objective:The STOP-BANG questionnaire was used widely for detecting patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, considering the lower mean level of body mass index(BMI) and neck circumference(NC) of Chinese population, the cut-off point value needs to be verified. This study was to assess