STOP-BANG obstructive sleep apnea risk screen — Madison, WI.

Madison, WI is where the modern understanding of sleep apnea's population-level danger was built: the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort Study, launched in 1988 by Terry Young at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, recruited 602 employed Wisconsin state workers for overnight polysomnography and found sleep-disordered breathing (apnea-hypopnea index >=5) in 9% of women and 24% of men -- with 2% of women and 4% of men meeting criteria for an undiagnosed sleep apnea syndrome nobody had measured before (Young et al. 1993, NEJM). Decades of follow-up from the same cohort later linked untreated sleep apnea to higher cardiovascular disease, stroke, depression, cancer, and mortality risk. STOP-BANG is the fast, validated first filter that turns 'probably nothing' into a number worth a clinician's attention -- in the city where that stakes-setting research happened.

Where

Home / clinic questionnaire, Madison, WI · Open the map

Pay

$180 proposed

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Proof

Completed STOP-BANG (Snoring, Tiredness, Observed apnea, Pressure, BMI, Age, Neck, Gender) with the total score and risk band, routed to a clinician when intermediate/high

This is exactly what gets it approved. Nothing settles without it.

Level

entry

Open until

2026-11-30

Posted by

0x034F…6c89

The creator wallet. Its signature is what approves proof and settles the wage.

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it.

Bring

• STOP-BANG questionnaire
• tape measure (neck circumference)
• BMI from height/weight

Steps

1. 1. Administer all 8 STOP-BANG items: Snoring, Tiredness, Observed apnea, blood Pressure, BMI>35, Age>50, Neck>40 cm, Gender male.
2. 2. Measure neck circumference and compute BMI objectively rather than estimating.
3. 3. Sum yes-answers for a 0-8 score.
4. 4. Classify risk (0-2 low, 3-4 intermediate, 5-8 high).
5. 5. Record the item answers, score, and band; route intermediate/high to a clinician for a diagnostic sleep evaluation.

What counts as done

• All 8 STOP-BANG items answered with objective inputs (BMI, neck circumference, age)
• Total score (0-8) and risk band recorded
• Intermediate/high score explicitly routed to a clinician for a diagnostic sleep evaluation

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.