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Table 3 Diagnostic accuracy of the PASHOS Test according to different cut-off values

From: A new tool to screen patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea in the primary care setting: a prospective multicenter study

PASHOS Test cut-off value

Sensitivity % (95% CI)

Specificity % (95% CI)

Positive predictive value % (95% CI)

Negative predictive value % (95% CI)

Overall accuracy % (95% CI)

Positive likelihood ratio (95% CI)

Negative likelihood ratio (95% CI)

Odds ratio (95% CI)

Post-test probability % (95% CI)

 ≥ 2

98.5 (92.1–99.7)

11.9 (7.3–18.7)

37.6 (30.9–44.9)

93.8 (71.1–98.9)

42.2 (35.5–49.3)

1.11 (1.04–1.2)

0.12 (0.02–0.92)

9.05 (1.17–70.1)

31.2 (35.5–38.8)

 ≥ 3

98.5 (91.1–99.7)

27.0 (20–35.3)

42.1 (34.7–49.9)

97.1 (85.5–99.5)

52.1 (45.1–59.0)

1.35 (1.21–1.51)

0.05 (0.01–0.39)

24.76 (3.3–185.4)

41.7 (39.0–44.4)

 ≥ 4

95.6 (87.8–98.5)

46.0 (37.6–54.7)

48.9 (40.5–57.3)

95.1 (86.5–98.3)

63.4 (56.4–69.9)

1.77 (1.5–2.1)

0.1 (0.03–0.29)

18.48 (5.8–58.2)

48.4 (44.2–52.6)

 ≥ 5

92.6 (83.9–96.8)

53.2 (44.5–61.7)

51.6 (42.9–60.3)

93.1 (84.8–97.0)

67.0 (60.1–73.2)

1.98 (1.62–2.41)

0.14 (0.06–0.33)

13.31 (5.54–37)

51.1 (46.2–56.1)

 ≥ 6

79.4 (68.4–87.3)

69.8 (61.3–77.2)

58.7 (48.5–68.2)

86.3 (78.3–91.6)

73.2 (66.6–78.9)

2.63 (1.97–3.53)

0.29 (0.18–0.48)

8.93 (4.46–17.9)

58.2 (51.0–65.1)

 ≥ 7

70.6 (58.9–80.1)

77.0 (68.9–83.5)

62.3 (51.2–73.3)

82.9 (75.1–88.7)

74.7 (68.2–80.3)

3.07 (2.15–4.37)

0.38 (0.26–0.56)

8.02 (4.14–15.6)

61.9 (53.2–69.8)

 ≥ 8

52.9 (41.2–64.3)

85.7 (78.5–90.8)

66.7 (53.4–77.8)

77.1 (69.5–83.3)

74.2 (67.6–79.9)

3.71 (2.29–6.01)

0.55 (0.42–0.71)

6.75 (3.4–13.4)

66.2 (54.7–76.1)

 ≥ 9

44.1 (32.9–55.9)

91.3 (85.0–95.1)

73.2 (58.1–84.3)

75.2 (67.8–81.3)

74.7 (68.2–80.3)

5.05 (2.71–9.44)

0.61 (0.49–0.76)

8.25 (3.81–17.8)

72.8 (58.9–83.3)

 ≥ 10

20.6 (12.7–31.6)

98.4 (94.4–99.6)

87.5 (64.0–96.5)

69.7 (62.6–75.9)

71.1 (66.4–77.1)

13.0 (3.04–55.4)

0.80 (0.71–0.91)

16.1 (3.5–73.2)

87.3 (61.6–96.7)

11

14.7 (8.2–25.0)

99.2 (95.6–99,9)

90.9 (62.3–98.4)

68.3 (61.2–74.6)

69.6 (62.8–75.6)

18.5 (2.4–141.7)

0.86 (0.78–0.95)

21.6 (2.7–172.4)

90.7 (56.2–98.7)

  1. CI: confidence interval