An Effective Model for Screening Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Large-Scale Diagnostic Study

Jianyin Zou, Jian Guan, Hongliang Yi, Lili Meng, Yuanping Xiong, Xulan Tang, Kaiming Su and Shankai Yin

PLOS ONE, 2013, vol. 8, issue 12, 1-8

Abstract: Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) causes high morbidity and mortality and is independently associated with an increased likelihood of multiple complications. The diagnosis of OSA is presently time-consuming, labor-intensive and inaccessible. Aim: This study sought to develop a simple and efficient model for identifying OSA in Chinese adult population. Methods: In this study, the efficiency of Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) and a new established prediction model for screening OSA were evaluated in the test cohort (2,032 participants) and confirmed in an independent validation cohort (784 participants). Results: In the test cohort, a high specificity (82.77%, 95% confidence interval [CI], 77.36–87.35) and a moderate sensitivity (61.65%, 95% CI, 59.35–63.91) were obtained at the threshold of nine for the ESS alone. Notably, sex-stratified analysis revealed different optimum cut-off points: nine for males and six for females. The new generated screening model, including age, waist circumference, ESS score, and minimum oxygen saturation (SaO2) as independent variables, revealed a higher sensitivity (89.13%, 95% CI, 87.60–90.53) and specificity (90.34%, 95% CI, 85.85–93.77) at the best cut-off point. Through receiver operating characteristics curve analysis, the area under the receiver operating characteristics curve of the model was found significantly larger than that of the ESS alone (0.955 vs. 0.774, P

Date: 2013
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