Table 5.
Diagnostic validity of the Berlin Questionnaire in the present study and other validation studies focusing on a non-specialty-care–seeking population.
| PHRESH Sample (Present Study) | Hrubos‐Strøm et al, 201138 | Bouloukaki et al, 201322 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHI ≥ 5 events/h | AHI ≥ 15 events/h | AHI ≥ 5 events/h | AHI ≥ 15 events/h | AHI ≥ 5 events/h | AHI ≥ 15 events/h | |
| Sensitivity | 36% | 46% | 37% | 43% | 76% | 86% |
| Specificity | 75% | 72% | 84% | 80% | 45% | 61% |
| PPV | 66% | 29% | 61% | 34% | 94% | 88% |
| NPV | 48% | 85% | 66% | 86% | 15% | 58% |
Included studies were selected as a point of comparison because they used an oxygen desaturation threshold of 4%. AHI = apnea-hypopnea index, NPV = negative predictive value, PHRESH = Pittsburgh Hill/Homewood Research on Neighborhood Change and Sleep, PPV = positive predictive value.