Table 3.

Association of STOPBANG with risk variables

Univariate analysis
Parameters	STOPBANG
	Negative (<3)		Positive (≥3)		OR	95% CI	p-value
	n	%	n	%
ESS score:
Negative (<11)	24	32.4	50	67.6	1.00
Positive (≥11)	1	5.3	18	94.7	8.64	1.09–68.58	0.04
Age:
≤50	12	38.7	19	61.3	1.00		0.07
>50	13	21.0	49	79.0	2.38	0.92–6.13
BMI:
<25	7	46.7	8	53.3	1.00
≥25	18	23.1	60	76.9	2.92	0.93–9.15	0.07
Gender:
Female	18	34.0	35	66.0	1.00
Male	7	17.5	33	82.5	2.42	0.90–6.55	0.08
Smoking:
Never smoked	8	22.2	28	77.8	1.00
Ex-smoker	5	16.7	25	83.3	2.80	0.94–8.35	0.06
Current smoker	12	44.4	15	55.6	4.00	1.18–13.60	0.03
Hypertension:
Yes	7	19.4	29	80.6	1.19	0.71–5.18	0.20
No	18	31.6	39	68.4	1.00
Arrhythmia:
Yes	2	14.3	12	85.7	2.46	0.51–11.89	0.25
No	23	29.1	56	70.9	1.00
Diabetes:
Yes	2	11.8	15	88.2	3.26	0.69–15.40	0.12
No	23	30.3	53	69.7	1.00
IHD:
Yes	0	0.0	7	100.0	–	–	0.10
No	25	29.1	61	70.9
CKD:
Yes	0	0.0	8	100.0	–	–	0.07
No	25	29.4	60	70.6

BMI = body mass index; CKD = chronic kidney disease; IHD = ischaemic heart disease; STOPBANG = loud snoring, tiredness, observed apnoea, high blood pressure, body mass index, age, neck circumference and gender