Obstructive sleep apnea: Proposed scoring system

doi:10.5662/wjm.v16.i2.114192

Advanced Search

BPG is committed to discovery and dissemination of knowledge

Home / Archive / Volume 16, Issue 2

This Article

Peer-Review Report of This Article

CrossCheck and Google Search of This Article

Academic Rules and Norms of This Article

Citation of this article

Corresponding Author of This Article

Research Domain of This Article

Article-Type of This Article

Open-Access Policy of This Article

Times Cited Counts in Google of This Article

Number of Hits and Downloads for This Article

Total Article Views (6)

All Articles published online

The chart showing PDF series, HTML series, Figures (1-1) series, Tables (1-3) series.

Item

Count

PDF

HTML

Figures (1-1)

Tables (1-3)

Sum=12

Publishing Process of This Article

The chart showing Browse series, Download series.

Item

Count

Browse

Download

Sum=0

Jun 20, 2026 (publication date) through Apr 23, 2026

Times Cited of This Article

Times Cited (0)

Journal Information of This Article

Publication Name

World Journal of Methodology

ISSN

2222-0682

Publisher of This Article

Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA

Minireviews

Copyright: ©Author(s) 2026. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. No commercial re-use. See permissions. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.

World J Methodol. Jun 20, 2026; 16(2): 114192
Published online Jun 20, 2026. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v16.i2.114192

Obstructive sleep apnea: Proposed scoring system

Arkiath Veettil Raveendran, Jothydev Kesavadev, Banshi Saboo, Sunny George

Arkiath Veettil Raveendran, Department of Internal Medicine, Govt Medical College, Kozhikode 673010, Kerala, India

Jothydev Kesavadev, Department of Diabetes, Jothydev’s Diabetes and Research Center, Thiruvananthapuram 695032, Kerala, India

Banshi Saboo, Department of Diabetology, Dia Care Hormone Clinic, Ahmedabad 380015, Gujarāt, India

Sunny George, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Government Medical College, Kochi 683106, Kerala, India

Author contributions: Raveendran AV, Kesavadev J, and George S contributed to key revisions of the manuscript; Raveendran AV contributed to the conceptualization, methodology, data collection, manuscript drafting, and writing; Kesavadev J contributed to the literature review of the manuscript; Saboo B contributed to the manuscript methodological support and manuscript review; George S contributed to data analysis. All authors performed the final approval of the manuscript, and all authors thoroughly reviewed and endorsed the final manuscript.

Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.

Corresponding author: Arkiath Veettil Raveendran, MD, Chief Physician, FRCP, Department of Internal Medicine, Govt Medical College, Medical College Junction, Mavoor Road, Kozhikode 673010, Kerala, India. raveendranav@yahoo.co.in

Received: September 15, 2025
Revised: November 25, 2025
Accepted: January 20, 2026
Published online: June 20, 2026
Processing time: 222 Days and 9.6 Hours

Core Tip

Core Tip: Individuals with obstructive sleep apnea have an increased risk of hypertension, cardiovascular events, premature death, pulmonary hypertension, atrial fibrillation, neurocognitive dysfunction, awakening headache, motor vehicle accidents, and poor quality of life. However, the majority remain undiagnosed and untreated, leading to an increased risk of multiple health complications. Therefore, early identification is crucial, highlighting the importance of a screening tool that is both sensitive and user-friendly to identify people at risk. Our newly proposed screening tool for obstructive sleep apnea is expected to be highly beneficial for practicing clinicians worldwide, and the self-assessment version for the general public.