The calculator uses the numbers you enter. The result is the STOP-BANG total from 0 to 8. STOP is the number of yes answers among snoring, tiredness, observed pauses, and high blood pressure. BANG adds BMI above 35, age above 50, neck at the unit cut-off, and male sex. In the first example the result is 1 of 8 STOP-BANG.
The five form fields are BMI, Neck circumference, Age, Sex, and STOP: snoring, tired, observed, pressure. STOP-BANG means: This is the main result on this page. In the first example it is 1 of 8 STOP-BANG. BMI means: The first form field. It enters the formula or sits beside the result. The result is the STOP-BANG total from 0 to 8. STOP is the number of yes answers among snoring, tiredness, observed pauses, and high blood pressure. BANG adds BMI above 35, age above 50, neck at the unit cut-off, and male sex. Neck circumference means: The second form field. The calculator is not a sleep-study result and does not diagnose apnea.
The second example gives 7 of 8 STOP-BANG. The third example gives 0 of 8 STOP-BANG. The result is the STOP-BANG total from 0 to 8. STOP is the number of yes answers among snoring, tiredness, observed pauses, and high blood pressure. BANG adds BMI above 35, age above 50, neck at the unit cut-off, and male sex. In the first example the result is 1 of 8 STOP-BANG.
The calculator is not a sleep-study result and does not diagnose apnea.
Enter 28, 38, 42, 0, 1, then click Calculate. A comma in 12.5 is read the same way as a period. Fields on a 0-10 scale are notes and are not the primary result unless this page formula says so.