BMI 35kg/m(2) does not fit everyone: a modified STOP-Bang questionnaire for sleep apnea screening in the Chinese population

摘要

Purpose The STOP-Bang questionnaire is the most widely used to detect surgical patients at high risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, the body mass index (BMI) cutoff value in the original STOP-Bang questionnaire is 35 kg/m(2); the BMI in the Chinese population is lower than that. We aimed to establish a more appropriate BMI cutoff value in the STOP-Bang questionnaire for Chinese patients.