Indication of CPAP in Patients with Suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Based on Clinical Parameters and a Novel Two-Channel Recording Device (ApneaLink): A Pilot Study

Table 1

Clinical parameters.

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(1) Occupation

(2) Alcohol consumption

(3) Smoking

(4) Body mass index (BMI)

(5) Berlin questionnaire

(6) Epworth sleepiness scale

(5) Comorbidities

 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

 Asthma

 Pulmonary fibrosis

 Pulmonary hypertension

 Coronary arterial disease

 Hypertension

 Cardiac arrhythmia

 Cardiac failure

 Cerebrovascular disease

 Diabetes mellitus

 Hypothyroidism

 Acromegaly

 Menopause

 Nasal obstruction, rhinitis

 Neuromuscular diseases

 Other diseases

(6) Medications

(7) Other sleep disorders

 Sleep deprivation

 Restless legs syndrome

 Narcolepsy

 Insomnia

 Other sleep disorders

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