Research Article

Screening for Sleep Apnoea in Mild Cognitive Impairment: The Utility of the Multivariable Apnoea Prediction Index

Table 3

ROC curve analysis demonstrating optimal MAPI scores according to various apnoea-hypopnoea index (AHI) scores for the whole sample, MCI, and control sample.

Whole sample ( )MCI sample ( )Control sample ( )
AHI ≥ 5AHI ≥ 15AHI ≥ 30AHI ≥ 5AHI ≥ 15AHI ≥ 30AHI ≥ 5AHI ≥ 15AHI ≥ 30

AUC0.5670.5800.5020.5760.5040.6500.6990.6710.761
Sensitivity67.65*88.24*100.00*88.24*20.00*75.00*82.35*100.00*100.00*
Specificity60.00* 31.25* 18.60* 42.86* 64.29* 70.00* 75.00* 38.89* 52.17* 
MAPI cutoff(0.29)(0.21)(0.15)(0.65)(0.56)(0.27)(0.27)(0.22)(0.33)

ROC: receiver operating characteristic; MAPI: multivariable aponea prediction index; AHI: apnoea-hypopnoea index; AUC: area under the curve. *Criterion corresponding with the highest Youden index.