Skip to main content
. 2023 May 9;46(11):zsad136. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsad136

Table 2.

Prediction Accuracy for Subjective Ratings for the Occurrence of Severe/Moderate Drowsy Driving Events in the Next 15 Minutes

Item Description OR [95% CI]β p AUC [95% CI] p
Severe driving event: emergency brake
KSS Subjective sleepiness 2.40 [1.18, 4.91] 0.016 0.90 [0.84, 0.96] 0.001
LFA Likelihood of falling asleep 2.10 [1.21,3.67] 0.009 0.85 [0.77, 0.92] 0004
SSQ1 Struggle to keep eyes open 2.21 [1.35, 3.62] 0.002 0.91 [0.84, 0.98] 0.001
SSQ2 Vision blurred 2.15 [1.38, 3.36] 0.001 0.91 [0.86, 0.97] <0.001
SSQ3 Nodding off to sleep 1.76 [1.21, 2.56] 0.003 0.87 [0.80, 0.95] 0.002
SSQ4 Difficulty keeping to middle of road 2.21 [1.39, 3.53] 0.001 0.88 [0.74, 1.00] 0.002
SSQ5 Difficulty maintaining correct speed 1.98 [1.27, 3.10] 0.001 0.81 [0.59, 1.00] 0.009
SSQ6 Mind wandering 2.29 [1.31, 4.01] 0.004 0.86 [0.71, 1.00] 0.002
SSQ7 Reactions are slow 1.79 [1.20, 2.68] 0.004 0.85 [0.75, 0.96] 0.003
SSQ8 Head dropping n.s. n.s.
SSQ global score 1.09 [1.04, 1.16] 0.001 0.88 [0.78, 0.98] 0.002
Moderate driving event: lane deviation
KSS Subjective sleepiness 1.22 [1.09, 1.36] <0.001 0.65 [0.57, 0.73] <0.001
LFA Likelihood of falling asleep n.s. n.s.
SSQ1 Struggle to keep eyes open 1.17 [1.01, 1.36] 0.039 0.60 [0.51, 0.68] 0.025
SSQ2 Vision blurred 1.24 [1.05, 1.47] 0.013 0.60 [0.51, 0.68] 0.024
SSQ3 Nodding off to sleep 1.21 [1.02, 1.43] 0.029 0.59 [0.51, 0.67] 0.032
SSQ4 Difficulty keeping to middle of road 1.22 [1.02, 1.45] n.s.
SSQ5 Difficulty maintaining correct speed n.s.
SSQ6 Mind wandering n.s.
SSQ7 Reactions are slow n.s.
SSQ8 Head dropping n.s.
SSQ global score n.s. n.s.

Continuous OR—change in odds of a severe/moderate event occurring in the next 15 minutes with each point increase on the predictor scale.