Figures & data
Table 1 Demographic and Clinical Parameters of the Study Participants
Table 2 Median and Mean Top End Sleepiness Scale Scores by Demographic Breakdown
Figure 2 Frequency plot of Top End Sleepiness Scale scores.
![Figure 2 Frequency plot of Top End Sleepiness Scale scores.](/cms/asset/c0591ae0-7fab-491f-b121-cd489f455723/dnss_a_12174145_f0003_c.jpg)
Table 3 Breakdown of Scores for Individual Top End Sleepiness Scale Questions with Cronbach’s α and Split Half Reliability Value
Table 4 Spearman Correlation Coefficient Between Questions Within Top End Sleepiness Scale and Top End Sleepiness Scale Total Score
Figure 3 Scatterplots showing the relationship between TESS (left) and ESS (right) scores and total AHI.
![Figure 3 Scatterplots showing the relationship between TESS (left) and ESS (right) scores and total AHI.](/cms/asset/a5e65ff4-55cf-4aab-9b35-145324ea025f/dnss_a_12174145_f0004_c.jpg)
Figure 4 Area under the curve (AUC) receiver operator characteristic (ROC) for TESS and ESS tools sensitivity and 1-specificity overall (A) and for cut-offs TESS ≥3, TESS ≥8 and ESS ≥8 (B).
![Figure 4 Area under the curve (AUC) receiver operator characteristic (ROC) for TESS and ESS tools sensitivity and 1-specificity overall (A) and for cut-offs TESS ≥3, TESS ≥8 and ESS ≥8 (B).](/cms/asset/8d810162-1fc0-43a2-860a-4604fc350c92/dnss_a_12174145_f0005_c.jpg)
Table 5 Sensitivity, Specificity, Positive and Negative Predictive Values of Top End Sleepiness Scale in the Prediction of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (AHI ≥15), Severity, and by Sex Stratification
Table 6 Sensitivity, Specificity, Positive and Negative Predictive Values of Top End Sleepiness Scale in the Prediction of Moderate to Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea for Scores ≥3 and ≥8 Compared to Other Alternative Obstructive Sleep Apnea Specific Screening Questionnaires