Diagnostic performance of the STOP-Bang questionnaire as a screening tool for obstructive sleep apnea in different ethnic groups | Zendy

Rida Waseem | Zendy; Matthew T.V. Chan | Zendy; Chew Yin Wang | Zendy; Edwin Seet | Zendy; Stanley Tam | Zendy; Su Yin Loo | Zendy; Carmen K. M. Lam | Zendy; David S.C. Hui | Zendy; Frances Chung | Zendy

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Diagnostic performance of the STOP-Bang questionnaire as a screening tool for obstructive sleep apnea in different ethnic groups

Author(s) -

Rida Waseem,

Matthew T.V. Chan,

Chew Yin Wang,

Edwin Seet,

Stanley Tam,

Su Yin Loo,

Carmen K. M. Lam,

David S.C. Hui,

Frances Chung

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

journal of clinical sleep medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529

H-Index - 92

eISSN - 1550-9397

pISSN - 1550-9389

DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.8940

Subject(s) - medicine , obstructive sleep apnea , body mass index , malay , polysomnography , sleep apnea , prospective cohort study , cohort , apnea–hypopnea index , sleep study , apnea , physical therapy , pediatrics , philosophy , linguistics

The STOP-Bang questionnaire is a concise and easy screening tool for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Using modified body mass index (BMI), we assessed the diagnostic performance of the STOP-Bang questionnaire in predicting OSA in ethnically different groups of patients undergoing surgery.

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