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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2005 Dec 6.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Sleep Med. 2005 Jul 15;1(3):247–254.

Table 5.

Sensitivity, Specificity, and Positive Likelihood Ratios

Factor Sensitivity Specificity Positive Likelihood Ration
Snoring 29.5 89.5 2.84
Male 60.0 53.2 1.28
EDS 24.4 86.3 1.78
Learning problems 11.3 95.9 2.75
Snoring + male 19.1 95.1 3.88
Snoring + learning problems 4.4 98.9 3.97
Snoring + EDS 8.7 97.0 2.89
Male + EDS 10.4 94.3 1.81
Male + learning problems 6.1 97.5 2.47
Obese 12.2 91.8 1.48

EDS refers to excessive daytime sleepiness.