Table 3.
STOP-Bang item characteristics by OSA categories from HSAT REI [n (%)].§
| Total N=96 |
No OSA N=54 |
Mild OSA N=26 |
Moderate OSA N=11 |
Severe OSA N=5 |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Snoring. Do you snore loudly (louder than talking or loud enough to be heard | <0.001 | |||||
| No | 64 (67%) | 44 (81%) | 16 (62%) | 2 (18%) | 2 (40%) | |
| Yes | 32 (33%) | 10 (19%) | 10 (38%) | 9 (82%) | 3 (60%) | |
| 2. Tired. Do you often feel tired, fatigued, or sleepy during daytime? | 0.013 | |||||
| No | 43 (45%) | 18 (33%) | 15 (58%) | 5 (45%) | 5 (100%) | |
| Yes | 53 (55%) | 36 (67%) | 11 (42%) | 6 (55%) | 0 (0%) | |
| 3. Observed. Has anyone observed you stop breathing during your sleep? | 0.034 | |||||
| No | 89 (93%) | 51 (94%) | 25 (96%) | 10 (91%) | 3 (60%) | |
| Yes | 7 (7%) | 3 (6%) | 1 (4%) | 1 (9%) | 2 (40%) | |
| 4. Blood pressure. Do you have or are you being treated for high blood pressure? | 0.89 | |||||
| No | 79 (82%) | 44 (81%) | 21 (81%) | 10 (91%) | 4 (80%) | |
| Yes | 17 (18%) | 10 (19%) | 5 (19%) | 1 (9%) | 1 (20%) | |
| 5. BMI. BMI more than 35 kg/m2? | 0.31 | |||||
| No | 74 (79%) | 46 (85%) | 19 (73%) | 7 (64%) | 2 (67%) | |
| Yes | 20 (21%) | 8 (15%) | 7 (27%) | 4 (36%) | 1 (33%) | |
| 6. Age. Age over 50 yrs. old? | 0.48 | |||||
| No | 75 (78%) | 43 (80%) | 19 (73%) | 10 (91%) | 3 (60%) | |
| Yes | 21 (22%) | 11 (20%) | 7 (27%) | 1 (9%) | 2 (40%) | |
| 7. Neck circumference. Neck circumference greater than 40 cm? | <0.001 | |||||
| No | 69 (73%) | 48 (89%) | 16 (62%) | 4 (36%) | 1 (25%) | |
| Yes | 26 (27%) | 6 (11%) | 10 (38%) | 7 (64%) | 3 (75%) | |
| 8. Gender. Gender male? | 0.003 | |||||
| No | 53 (55%) | 37 (69%) | 13 (50%) | 3 (27%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Yes | 43 (45%) | 17 (31%) | 13 (50%) | 8 (73%) | 5 (100%) | |
| Neck circumference (cm) | 37.34 (4.83) | 35.41 (3.58) | 39.37 (5.64) | 41.09 (4.72) | 39.90 (1.83) | <0.001 |
| Height (cm) | 168.84 (9.61) | 167.62 (9.02) | 168.72 (10.47) | 171.75 (9.91) | 178.20 (6.24) | 0.13 |
| BMI | 30.17 (6.81) | 28.51 (6.58) | 31.68 (5.85) | 34.03 (7.87) | 32.70 (8.88) | 0.035 |
§
Data are presented as mean (SD) for continuous measures, and n (%) for categorical measures.
*
P-values for Chi-square test for categorical variables and t-test for continuous variables (neck, height, and BMI). P-values <.05 are bolded. REI (respiratory event index), HSAT (home sleep apnea test).