Diagnostic performance of screening tools for the detection of obstructive sleep apnea in people living with HIV.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

Many people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWH) have undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which may contribute to commonly reported fatigue and the high cardiovascular disease burden in this population. Our objective was to assess the utility of traditional OSA screening tools (STOP-BANG, Berlin Questionnaire, and Epworth Sleepiness Scale) for detecting OSA in PLWH.

Methods

Adult PLWH were recruited from sleep/ human immunodeficiency virus clinics and the community into a larger clinical trial that included completion of these questionnaires before in-laboratory polysomnography. Discriminatory performance of these screening tools was assessed using area under receiver operating characteristic curves (AUC). The reference standard for the pri

SUBMITTER: Schmickl CN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9243280 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature