BASAN index (Body mass index, Age, Sex, Arterial hypertension and Neck circumference) predicts severe apnoea in adults living at high altitude.

Henry Oliveros RodríguezRafael LobeloLuis Fernando Giraldo-CadavidAlirio BastidasConstanza BallesterosRafael BernalLilian PatiñoKaren HerreraDavid Gozal

Published in: BMJ open (2021)

An objectively based approach to screen for the presence of severe OSA, the BASAN index, exhibits favourable sensitivity characteristics that should enable its operational use as a screening tool in a Hispanic population with a clinical suspicion of OSA and living at high altitude.

Keyphrases

body mass index
arterial hypertension
positive airway pressure
obstructive sleep apnea
physical activity
early onset
weight gain
high throughput
drug induced