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Machine learning approaches for screening the risk of obstructive sleep apnea in the Taiwan population based on body profile

Cheng-Yu Tsaia Centre for Transport Studies, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Wen-Te Liub Sleep Center, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan;c Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan;d School of Respiratory Therapy, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan;e Department of Engineering Science, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TaiwanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1281-8718
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Yin-Tzu Linf Department of General Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Shang-Yang Linb Sleep Center, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan;d School of Respiratory Therapy, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Robert Houghtona Centre for Transport Studies, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Wen-Hua Hsud School of Respiratory Therapy, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Dean Wug Department of Neurology, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan;h Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan;i Dizziness and Balance Disorder Center, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Hsin-Chien Leej Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan;k Department of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan;l Department of Psychiatry, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Cheng-Jung Wum Department of Otolaryngology, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan;n Biomedical Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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Lok Yee Joyce Lio Department of Medicine, Shin Kong Wu-Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Shin-Mei Hsub Sleep Center, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Chen-Chen Lob Sleep Center, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Kang Lob Sleep Center, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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You-Rong Chenb Sleep Center, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Feng-Ching Linp Division of Integrated Diagnostic and Therapeutics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan;q Department of Nursing, Cardinal Tien Junior College of Healthcare and Management, Taipei, Taiwan
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Arnab Majumdara Centre for Transport Studies, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 373-388 | Published online: 10 Dec 2021

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