Table 6.

Predictive parameters for various STOP-Bang thresholds to predict OSA

Variables	STOP-Bang≥3		STOP-Bang≥4		STOP-Bang≥5
	AHI ≥5	AHI ≥15	AHI ≥5	AHI ≥15	AHI ≥5	AHI ≥15
Sensitivity (%)	97.5	98.5	74.6	77.3	45	49.8
Specificity (%)	16.2	7.6	63.6	42.7	87.9	74.7
PPV (%)	91.4	68.7	94.9	73.5	97.1	80.2
NPV (%)	45.7	71.4	21.5	47.8	14.9	42
LR positive	1.163	1.066	2.049	1.349	3.719	1.968
LR negative	0.154	0.197	0.399	0.531	0.625	0.672

PPV: positive predictive value; NPV: negative predictive value; LR: Likelihood ratio