Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine

Research Article

The Prioritization of Clinical Risk Factors of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity Using Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process

Table 18

The clinical risk factors and variables for urgent sleep study appointment.
Clinical risk factorsVariablesSensitivity%
(95% CI)		Specificity%
(95% CI)
() Witnessed snoring and apneaSnoring  
Loudness of your snoring
Periodically stopped breathing
() Symptoms at nighttime awakeningDifficult breathing like something obstructive in the throat
Feeling like choking
Leg or arm jerking
() Body builtWaist circumference
Hip circumference
Body mass index
Thyromental distance
() Sleep maintenanceUrinating very often
Getting up earlier than your expectation
Waking up during late night (times/night)		92.32
89.62–94.51 		91.76
88.82–94.13
() Epworth Sleepiness Scale (7/8)Sitting inactive in a public place
Sitting quietly after lunch with no alcohol
Being in a car for an hour without break
Lying down to rest in the afternoon
Sitting and reading
Watching TV
Sitting and talking to someone		  
() Underlying diseases and personal variablesHypertension
Routine medicine use
Age
Diabetes mellitus