Table 4

Details of receiver operating characteristic curves for PM-AHI1, PM-AHI2, PM-AHI3 and PM-AHI4 according to polysomnographic AHI thresholds of ≥5/h, ≥15/h and ≥30/h for (1) all the subjects and (2) ‘high-risk’ subjects

AHI 5/hAHI 15/hAHI 30/h
AUC95% CIAUC95% CIAUC95% CI
All subjects
 PM-AHI10.9860.966 to 0.9960.9870.968 to 0.9970.9910.973 to 0.998
 PM-AHI20.9710.946 to 0.9870.9790.957 to 0.9920.9840.963 to 0.995
 PM-AHI30.9810.959 to 0.9930.9810.958 to 0.9930.9830.962 to 0.994
 PM-AHI40.9470.916 to 0.9690.9680.941 to 0.9840.9790.957 to 0.992
High-risk subjects
 PM-AHI10.9960.961 to 1.0000.9880.947 to 0.9990.9940.957 to 1.000
 PM-AHI20.9840.940 to 0.9980.9840.940 to 0.9980.9840.941 to 0.998
 PM-AHI30.9980.965 to 1.0000.9850.943 to 0.9990.9850.942 to 0.999
 PM-AHI40.9570.903 to 0.9860.9720.924 to 0.9940.9810.936 to 0.997
  • AHI, apnoea–hypopnoea index; AUC, area under the curve; ‘high-risk’ subjects, subjects with an Epworth Sleepiness Scale score of >10 and/or a STOP-BANG score of ≥3/8; PM-AHI, portable monitor apnoea–hypopnoea index.