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A public risk assessment tool should be created #479

Closed krand7 closed 9 years ago

krand7 commented 9 years ago

Based on the STOPBANG tool. From the stopbang.ca website

For general population OSA - Low Risk : Yes to 0 - 2 questions OSA - Intermediate Risk : Yes to 3 - 4 questions OSA - High Risk : Yes to 5 - 8 questions or Yes to 2 or more of 4 STOP questions + male gender or Yes to 2 or more of 4 STOP questions + BMI > 35kg/m2 or Yes to 2 or more of 4 STOP questions + neck circumference 17 inches / 43cm in male or 16 inches / >41cm in female

krand7 commented 9 years ago

Potential feedback from stopbang.ca/results.php

The Risk of suffering from Moderate or Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea If the STOPBang score is 3 vs. 0-2, the risk of obstructive sleep apnea is 2.5 fold. If the STOPBang score is 4 vs. 0-2, the risk of obstructive sleep apnea is 3 fold. If the STOPBang score is 5 vs. 0-2, the risk of obstructive sleep apnea is 5 fold. If the STOPBang score is 6 vs. 0-2, the risk of obstructive sleep apnea is 6 fold. If the STOPBang score is 7 or 8 vs. vs. 0-2, the risk of obstructive sleep apnea is 7 fold.