STOP-Bang questionnaire should be used in all adults with Down Syndrome to screen for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea.

STOP-Bang questionnaire should be used in all adults with Down Syndrome to screen for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea.

STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults with Down syndrome (DS), to investigate factors related to OSA severity and to identify which sleep questionnaire is the most appropriate for the screening of OSA in this population. METHODS:Cross-sectional study...

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Main Authors: Anderson Albuquerque de Carvalho, Fabio Ferreira Amorim, Levy Aniceto Santana, Karlo Jozefo Quadros de Almeida, Alfredo Nicodemos Cruz Santana, Francisco de Assis Rocha Neves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232596

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