title: Screening for sleep disordered breathing among applicants for a professional driver's license.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Individuals with sleep disordered breathing (SDB) are at high risk for falling asleep while driving. The aim of this study was to identify variables that would predict SDB among healthy young applicants for a professional driver's license.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 301 applicants for a driver's license completed self-administered questionnaires. Sleep was recorded for one night with the Watch peripheral arterial tone-100. To identify possible predictors of SDB (Respiratory Disturbance Index >15), we employed new statistical methods.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The following items were identified as significant predictors of SDB: body mass index, age, Mini Sleep Questionnaire, smoking, father snoring, afternoon nap-taking, and falling asleep while traveling as a passenger. Moderate or severe SDB was prevalent in at least 25% of the applicants.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  New statistical methods revealed that a combination of questions related to sleep habits, complaints, and demographic data predicted most of the clinically significant SDB.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, Emek Yezreel College, Emek Yezreel, Israel. Orna@yvc.ac.il
authors.forename: Orna
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tzischinsky
authors.forename: Ayala
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Etti
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Doveh
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Epstein
authors.forename: Josi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ribak
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: Giora
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pillar
authors.forename: Peretz
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lavie
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001333:Automobile Driver Examination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D015233:Models, Statistical; D010332:Paternal Behavior; D015995:Prevalence; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D012913:Snoring / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult