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Table 2 Diagnostic accuracy of Berlin questionnaire in detecting OSA in patients with heart block

From: Screening and managing obstructive sleep apnoea in nocturnal heart block patients: an observational study

A) Distributions of the two risk groups with respect to AHI

        
 

Polysomnographic data

High-risk group (n = 56)

Low-risk group (n = 16)

 

AHI < 5

5

4

 

5 ≤ AHI < 15

17

8

 

15 ≤ AHI < 30

14

2

 

AHI ≥ 30

20

2

B) Ability of risk grouping with elevated AHI

 

Polysomnographic data

Sensitivity of BQ

Specificity of BQ

PPV

NPV

accuracy

+ LR

- LR

 

AHI ≥ 5

81.00 %

44.40 %

91.07 %

25.00 %

76.39 %

1.45

0.43

 

AHI ≥ 15

89.47 %

35.29 %

60.71 %

75.00 %

77.78 %

1.39

0.30

 

AHI ≥ 30

91.00 %

28.00 %

35.71 %

87.50 %

47.22 %

1.26

0.32

  1. AHI apnea-hypopnea index, BQ Berlin questionnaire, PPV Positive Predictive Value, NPV Negative Predictive Value, LR Likelihood Ratio