Predictive abilities of the STOP‐Bang and Epworth Sleepiness Scale in identifying sleep clinic patients at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea
2013
This study compared the predictive abilities of the STOP-Bang
and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) for screening sleep clinic patients
for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB).
Forty-seven new adult patients without previous diagnoses of OSA or SDB
were administered the STOP-Bang and ESS and were assigned to OSA or
SDB risk groups based on their scores. STOP-Bang responses were scored
with two Body Mass Index cut points of 35 and 30 kg/m2
(SB35 and SB30).
The tools� predictive abilities were determined by comparing patients�
predicted OSA and SDB risks to their polysomnographic results. The SB30
correctly identi?ed more patients with OSA and SDB than the ESS
alone. The ESS had the highest speci?city for OSA and SDB.
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