Obstructive sleep apnea as a risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus

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Figure 1 Links between obstructive sleep apnea and the development of glucose intolerance and T2DM.

Abbreviations: HPA, hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Table 1 Predictive value of screening questionnaires for moderate-to-severe OSA

	Epworth Sleepiness Scale	STOP-Bang questionnaire	Berlin questionnaire
Sensitivity (%)	39.0	87.0	78.6
Specificity (%)	71.4	43.3	50.5
Odds ratio (95% CI)	1.6	5.1	3.7
Area under the ROC (95% CI)	0.53	0.64	0.67

Abbreviations: OSA, obstructive sleep apnea; CI, confidence interval; ROC, receiver–operating characteristic.