Clinical Correlation between Screening Test STOP-BANG Score and Body Mass Index with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity in Patients with Sleep-disordered Breathing.
BACKGROUND Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common yet underdiagnosed condition associated with significant cardiometabolic morbidity. In resource-limited settings, simple screening tools such as the STOP-BANG questionnaire and body mass index (BMI) are widely used; however, their correlation with OSA severity remain...