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Table 1 Demographic data of patients using STOP-Bang questionnaire

From: Validation of the STOP-Bang questionnaire as a preoperative screening tool for obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study ID (Country)

Study Type

No. of patients (Surgery Type)

Age (Year)

Gender: Male/Female

BMI (Kg/m2)

Neck Circumference (cm)

STOP-Bang Score

AHI (mean)

Minimum SPO2 (%)

Chung 2012 [41] (Canada)

PC

746 (non-cardiac surgery)

59.7 ± 12.6

365/381

30.3 ± 6.7

39.0 ± 4.5

NR

NR

NR

Nunes 2014- Abdominal [42] (Brazil)

PC

41 (abdominal surgery)

56.0 ± 8.0

28/13

29 ± 5

39.0 ± 4

NR

19 ± 18

85.3 +  4.6

Nunes 2014- CABG [42] (Brazil)

PC

40 (CABG)

56.0 ± 7.0

29/11

30 ± 4

40 ± 4

NR

21 ± 19

85.3+  8.5

Deflandre 2017 [43] (Belgium)

PC

150 (Pre-operative patients; surgery type not specified)

59.7 + 12.4

105/45

32.4 + 2.3

42.0 +  4.6

NR

NR

NR

Devaraj 2017 [44] (India)

PC

OSA: 70 (non-cardiac surgery)

52.7 + 11.5

36/34

27.2 + 5.0

37.1+ 4.2

NR

NR

NR

 

Non-OSA: 112 (non-cardiac surgery)

46.55 + 15.5

47/65

24.1 + 4.0

34.8 + 3.7

NR

NR

NR

Glazer 2018 [45] (Canada)

RC

264 (bariatric surgery)

44.2 + 11.4

39/225

49.2 + 8.8

42.6 + 4.3

3.5 + 1.4

23.0 + 25.8

NR

Horvath 2018 [46] (Switzerland)

RC

251 (bariatric surgery)

39.0 + 13.4

60/191

42.2 + 5.7

41.7 + 4.5

3 (2 to 4)

NR

NR

Spence 2018 [47] (United States)

PC

84 (THA/TKA)

57 ± 11.8

49/35

30.3 ± 4.7

39.9 ± 4.2

3.7 ± 1.7

10.9 ± 11.9

NR

Kreitinger 2020 [48] (United States)

RC

214 (bariatric surgery)

40.6 ± 11.2

36/178

47.4 ± 8.6

48 ± 9.7

NR

21.2 ± 26.2

80.4 ± 10.2

Lazaro 2020 [49] (Spain)

PC

70 (bariatric surgery)

44.3 ± 8.8

24/46

42.4 ± 4.4

42.1 ± 3.9

4.6 ± 1.3

18.81 ± 22.4

NR

Waseem 2021- Caucasian [50] (Canada)

PC

183 (non-cardiac surgery)

70.7 ± 10.3

103/80

30.1 ± 5.5

39.3 ± 3.4

4 ± 1.4

Median: 9 IQR [4–19]

77.6 ± 10.9

Waseem 2021- Chinese [50] (Canada)

PC

666 (non-cardiac surgery)

67.5 ± 8.8

441/225

24.9 ± 4.1

38.4 ± 3.2

3.7 ± 1.3

Median: 7 IQR [3–15]

78 ± 10.3

Waseem 2021- Indian [50] (Canada)

PC

161 (non-cardiac surgery)

65.9 ± 9.7

76/85

27.4 ± 5.1

37.8 ± 3.7

3.4 ± 1.4

Median: 8 IQR [4–16]

73.5 ± 13

Waseem 2021- Malay [50] (Canada)

PC

195 (non-cardiac surgery)

64.0 ± 8.3

101/94

27.9 ± 6.2

38.8 ± 4.1

3.4 ± 1.3

Median: 11 IQR [3–22]

76 ± 11.2

  1. Data represented as mean ± standard deviation where appropriate. Abbreviations: AHI apnea–hypopnea Index, Bang body mass index, age, neck circumference, gender, BMI body mass index, CABG coronary artery bypass graft surgery, IQR interquartile range, NR Not reported, OSA obstructive sleep apnea, PC prospective cohort, RC retrospective cohort, STOP snoring, tiredness, observed apnea and high blood pressure, THA total hip arthroplasty, TKA total knee arthroplasty