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A simpler tool for screening high risk populations may be of value.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0022215109004794_sec2\"><jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title><jats:p>We compared a portable device using nasal pressure cannulae and a high-sensitivity pressure sensor (the ApneaLink<jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup>) with our standard polysomnography technique for diagnosing sleep apnoea (using the Embletta<jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup> device), in 67 patients being investigated for possible sleep apnoea. The patients' average age was 52.6, 79 per cent were male, the mean body mass index was 32.3, and the mean Epworth sleepiness score was 13.0.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0022215109004794_sec3\"><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Twenty-five patients (45 per cent) were identified as having an apnoea\u2013hypopnoea index of &gt;15, as measured by the Embletta. The mean (standard deviation) apnoea\u2013hypopnoea index was 21.5\u00a0\u00b1\u00a023.0 as measured by the Embletta and 24.3\u00a0\u00b1\u00a026.2 as measured by the ApneaLink. The sensitivity of the ApneaLink for an apnoea\u2013hypopnoea index cut-off point of 15 was 92 per cent and the specificity was 96.7 per cent. 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