Modified STOP-BANG questionnaire to predict obesity hypoventilation syndrome in obese subjects with obstructive sleep apnea

Abstract

Purpose The STOP-BANG questionnaire (SBQ) has never been studied in the context of its ability to predict obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS). Our aim was to evaluate the predictive performance of the original and modified SBQs for OHS in obese subjects with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).