Table 2. Responses to components of the STOP-BANG questionnaire by OSA risk defined by STOP-BANG scores and BMI>35 kg/m2.
Summary of study cohort responses to the STOP-BANG questionnaire by low versus intermediate/high OSA risk groups.
| Total (N=1691) |
Low (N=1270) |
Intermediate (N=274) |
High (N=147) |
Intermediate/High (N=421) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STOP BANG total | |||||
| Mean (SD) | 1.9 (1.2) | 1.3 (0.7) | 3.2 (0.4) | 4.3 (0.9) | 3.6 (0.8) |
| Median | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Snore loudly | |||||
| Missing | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| No | 1237 (73.5%) | 1109 (87.7%) | 95 (34.8%) | 33 (22.6%) | 128 (30.5%) |
| Yes | 446 (26.5%) | 155 (12.3%) | 178 (65.2%) | 113 (77.4%) | 291 (69.5%) |
| Tired, fatigued, sleepy | |||||
| Missing | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| No | 868 (51.6%) | 773 (61.2%) | 78 (28.7%) | 17 (11.6%) | 95 (22.7%) |
| Yes | 814 (48.4%) | 490 (38.8%) | 194 (71.3%) | 130 (88.4%) | 324 (77.3%) |
| Observed stop breathing or choking/gasping during sleep | |||||
| Missing | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| No | 1547 (91.8%) | 1246 (98.1%) | 212 (77.7%) | 89 (62.2%) | 301 (72.4%) |
| Yes | 139 (8.2%) | 24 (1.9%) | 61 (22.3%) | 54 (37.8%) | 115 (27.6%) |
| Hypertensiona | |||||
| Missing | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| No | 1425 (84.5%) | 1181 (93.3%) | 171 (62.4%) | 73 (50.0%) | 244 (58.1%) |
| Yes | 261 (15.5%) | 85 (6.7%) | 103 (37.6%) | 73 (50.0%) | 176 (41.9%) |
| Body mass index > 35 kg/m2 | |||||
| Missing | 332 | 260 | 68 | 4 | 72 |
| No | 1066 (78.4%) | 923 (91.4%) | 138 (67.0%) | 5 (3.5%) | 143 (41.0%) |
| Yes | 293 (21.6%) | 87 (8.6%) | 68 (33.0%) | 138 (96.5%) | 206 (59.0%) |
| Age > 50 | |||||
| No | 545 (32.2%) | 463 (36.5%) | 25 (9.1%) | 57 (38.8%) | 82 (19.5%) |
| Yes | 1146 (67.8%) | 807 (63.5%) | 249 (90.9%) | 90 (61.2%) | 339 (80.5%) |
| Neck size (≥16 inches/41cm) | |||||
| Missing | 343 | 205 | 76 | 62 | 138 |
| No | 1300 (96.4%) | 1061 (99.6%) | 181 (91.4%) | 58 (68.2%) | 239 (84.5%) |
| Yes | 48 (3.6%) | 4 (0.4%) | 17 (8.6%) | 27 (31.8%) | 44 (15.5%) |
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 1691 (100.0%) | 1270 (100.0%) | 274 (100.0%) | 147 (100.0%) | 421 (100.0%) |
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Hypertension as self-reported on STOP-BANG