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Negative test result (SBQ\u2009&lt;\u20093) revealed NPV of 0.620 at AHI\u2009&lt;\u20095 and 0.859 at AHI\u2009&lt;\u200915 for TS, while in LP NPV values were 0.935 at AHI\u2009&lt;\u20095 and 1.0 at AHI\u2009&lt;\u200915, (n\u2009=\u200931), while SBQ\u2009&lt;\u20094 generated NPV of 0.943 in LP (n\u2009=\u2009105). SBQ did not change probabilities of OSAS to confirm or rebut diagnosis for TS. 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