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STOP-Bang questionnaire should be used in all adults with Down Syndrome to screen for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea

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  • Anderson Albuquerque de Carvalho
  • Fabio Ferreira Amorim
  • Levy Aniceto Santana
  • Karlo Jozefo Quadros de Almeida
  • Alfredo Nicodemos Cruz Santana
  • Francisco de Assis Rocha Neves

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Study objectives: To determine the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults with Down syndrome (DS), to investigate factors related to OSA severity and to identify which sleep questionnaire is the most appropriate for the screening of OSA in this population. Methods: Cross-sectional study that consecutively included 60 adults with DS. All patients underwent type III polysomnography and clinical and laboratory data were collected; sleep assessment questionnaires were applied. Multiple linear regression models evaluated the associations between OSA severity (measured by the respiratory event index—REI) and clinical and laboratory data and sleep questionnaires (Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, BERLIN and STOP-Bang questionnaires). Results: Results show that 60 (100%) adults with DS had OSA, with moderate-severe OSA identified in 49 (81.6%). At the multivariate linear regression, REI significantly correlated with hematocrit levels, BMI and STOP-Bang questionnaire (SBQ) results (P

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  • Anderson Albuquerque de Carvalho & Fabio Ferreira Amorim & Levy Aniceto Santana & Karlo Jozefo Quadros de Almeida & Alfredo Nicodemos Cruz Santana & Francisco de Assis Rocha Neves, 2020. "STOP-Bang questionnaire should be used in all adults with Down Syndrome to screen for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(5), pages 1-13, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0232596
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232596
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