Junchao Xie

Mar 26, 2024 | bmjopen.bmj.com | Yang Gu |Junchao Xie |Xueyuan Liu |Xiaoyu Zhou

DiscussionIn this retrospective cohort study, we developed and validated a nomogram that incorporates five clinical variables to assess the likelihood of moderate-to-severe SDB in mild AIS patients. Nomograms are widely used in research for risk prediction, calculating individual risk by considering relevant population-specific factors.10–12 Our results showed that the screening tool has good discrimination ability and a satisfactory goodness‐of‐fit.