STOP-Bang and NoSAS questionnaires as a screening tool for OSA: which one is the best choice?
José Coutinho CostaAlexandre Rebelo-MarquesJoão Pedro Neiva MachadoBruno Miguel Figueiredo ValentimCláudia Sofia de Almeida Vicente FerreiraJoana Daniela Oliveira GonçalvesJorge Manuel Dos Reis GamaMaria de Fátima Lopes TeixeiraJoaquim Jorge Marques MoitaPublished in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2020)
The ROC area was consistently high for both scores confirming the diagnostic ability of the NoSAS and STOP-Bang questionnaires for all OSA severities. Thus, our results suggest that these questionnaires may be a powerful tool for the screening and stratification of patients in the diagnosis of OSA. Overall, the diagnostic ability of the STOP-Bang was higher than the NoSAS.