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. 2018 May;33(3):184–192. doi: 10.5001/omj.2018.36

Table 2. Predictive parameters of the screening questionnaires.

Study AHI ≥ 5 AHI ≥ 15 AHI ≥ 30
Sensitivity % Specificity
%
PPV % NPV % Sensitivity
%
Specificity
%
PPV % NPV % Sensitivity
%
Specificity % PPV % NPV %
Berlin
Sagaspe et al. 201043 72 73 63 76 61 43 71 53 16
Gantner et al. 201025 - - - - 89 35 76 58 92 26 49 81
Saleh et al. 201144 97 90 96 93 - - - - - - - -
Srijithesh et al. 201148 68.2 58.8 68.2 58.8 - - - - - - - -
Sforza et al. 201146 - - - - 76.69 39.34 63.17 55.44 - - - -
Enciso et al. 201122 - - - - 67.9 54.8 72 50 - - - -
Thurtell et al. 201150 83.3 58.3 75 70 - - - - - - - -
Martinez et al. 201234 - - - - 72 50 53 70 - - - -
El-Seyed et al. 201221 95.07 25 92.79 33.33 95.48 7.41 87.11 20 97.3 10.71 74.23 60
Firat et al. 201224 - - - - 45.6 84.6 77.1 56.8 - - - -
Amra et al. 201311 84.0 61.5 96.0 25.8 87.9 36.7 75.3 58.0 87.8 26.5 51.5 70.9
Bouloukaki et al. 201319 76 40 94 12 84 61 86 52 79 39 80 36
Kang et al. 201328 69 83 - - 89 63 - - - - - -
Best et al. 201317 25.0 85.4 56.5 60.0 24.5 91.7 35.5 93.3 - - - -
Yunus et al. 201354 92 17 97 29 - - - - - - - -
Pereira et al. 201338 86 25 91.7 15.8 91 28 73.4 57.9 89 18 45.9 68.4
Pataka et al. 201437 71.8 17.2 11.5 80.2 78 18 16.5 80.4 90 28.5 56 74
Karakoc et al. 201429 83.4 22.2 76.4 30.8 89.3 22.6 42.1 76.9 - - - -
Margallo et al. 201433 68 46 85 24 69 40 58 50 76 40 39 77
Ha et al. 201426 75 30.29 83.17 28.21 75 32.14 62.38 46.15 80.39 32.58 40.59 74.36
Ulasli et al. 201451 73.1 44.5 - - 76.4 39.5 - - 80.3 35.3 - -
Kim et al. 201532 71.5 32.0 84.3 18.0 75.5 35.4 62.1 50.6 - - - -
Yuceege et al. 201553 - - - - 84.2 31.7 48.7 63.4 - - - -
Nunes et al. 201535 - - - - 67 26 50 42 - - - -
Nunes et al. 201535 - - - - 82 62 61 83 - - - -
Faria et al. 201523 40 68.4 25 81.2 - - - - - - - -
Popevic et al. 201639 50.9 86.0 82.9 56.9 78.3 77.9 51.4 92.3 75 70.4 25.7 95.4
Khaledi-Paveh et al. 201630 77.3 23.1 68 22 58.5 45.7 - - 30.8 80 - -
Kicinski et al. 201631 - - - - 93.10 16.20 1.11 42 - - - -
Prasad et al. 201740 33.5 39.1 83 40 87.5 37.8 72.1 62.2 89.4 32.1 56.4 75.6
STOP-Bang
Ong et al. 201036 84.7 52.6 84.4 53.2 91.1 40.4 60.8 81.3 95.4 35.0 43.5 93.5
Silva et al. 201147 - - - - 87 43.3 - - 70.4 59.5
El-Seyed et al. 201221 97.55 26.32 93.43 50 97.74 3.7 86.93 20 98.65 5.36 73.37 60
Firat et al. 201224 - - - - 87 48.7 66.6 76 - - - -
Boynton et al. 201320 82.2 48.0 84.2 44.4 93.2 40.5 58.2 87.0 96.8 33.1 36.4 96.3
Pereira et al. 201338 90 42 93.7 29.4 93 28 73.9 64.7 96 21 48.6 88.2
Pataka et al. 201437 90 4.9 12.2 76.8 94 5.5 17 84 98.7 9.9 52.7 88.4
Ha et al. 201426 81.08 57.14 88.24 43.24 85.71 45.45 70.59 67.57 86.27 34.09 43.14 81.08
Alhouqani et al. 201516 90.24 31.03 88.10 36.00 96.75 30.00 70.83 84.00 97.70 21.70 50.60 92.00
Kim et al. 201532 97.0 18.6 85.9 54.6 98.0 10.6 60.6 78.8 - - - -
Sadeghniiat-Haghighi et al. 201542 91.6 45.2 78.2 71.6 97.1 35.2 56.9 93.3 98 29.4 41.8 96.6
Tan et al. 201649 - - - - 66.2 74.7 50.6 85.0 69.2 67.1 20.2 94.8
Prasad et al. 201740 89 43.5 84.9 52.6 93.4 39.2 73.8 76.3 96.2 32.1 58.1 89.5
STOP
Silva et al. 201147 - - - - 62 56.3 - - 68.8 59.5 - -
El-Seyed et al. 201221 91.67 25 92.57 22.73 94.35 25.93 89.3 41.18 95.95 19.64 72.55 64.71
Firat et al. 201224 - - - - 41.3 92.3 86.4 57.1 - - - -
Boynton et al. 201320 74.6 34.0 79.2 28.3 80.6 34.5 52.2 66.7 83.9 31.8 32.7 83.3
Pataka et al. 201437 91.7 6.4 12.8 84 92.7 6.6 17.3 72 97 11 52.3 78.4
Ha et al. 201426 74.77 50.00 85.57 33.33 76.19 40.00 65.98 52.38 80.39 36.36 42.27 76.19
Sadeghniiat-Haghighi et al. 201542 86.3 46.5 81.9 54.8 91.1 37.1 61.5 79 94.1 30.7 40.2 91.1
Nunes et al. 201535 - - - - 100 5 54 100 - - - -
Nunes et al. 201535 - - - - 88 13 42 60 - - - -
Prasad et al. 201740 87.8 43.5 84.7 50 91.9 39.2 73.5 72.5 95.2 33 58.2 87.5
Epworth Sleepiness Scale
Silva et al. 201147 - - - - 39 71.4 46.1 70.4 - -
Hesselbacher et al. 201227 - - - - 54 57 64 47 - - - -
El-Seyed et al. 201221 72.55 75 96.73 21.13 75.71 48.15 90.54 23.23 79.73 46.43 79.73 46.43
Scarlata et al. 201345 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Vana et al. 201352 31.3 53.3 58.8 26.7 - - - - - - - -
Pataka et al. 201437 33.3 50.6 9.1 83.6 44.5 52.1 17 81 57 62.4 59 60
Ulasli et al. 201451 46.9 60 - - 49.9 61.1 - - 52.8 58.2 - -
Faria et al. 201523 60 73.7 37.5 87.5 - - - - - - - -
Kicinski et al. 201631 - - - - 53.20 58.80 1.90 79 - - - -
Bhat et al. 201618 - - - - 46.2 65.2 75 34.9 - - - -
Prasad et al. 201740 55.5 67.4 85.9 29.8 59.6 66.2 76.4 47.1 66.4 65.1 65.1 66.4

AHI: apnea-hypopnea index; PPV: positive predictive value; NPV: negative predictive value.