will be used herein to indicate the numerical values associated with the answers and responses described above given by a patient x 1 relates to the patient 39 s age x 2 relates to the patient 39 s height x 3 relates to the patient 39 s neck circumference and x 4 relates to the patient 39 s blood pressure and x 5 relates to whether the patient is sleepy during the daytime x 6 relates to whether the patient disturbs the bed partner x 7 relates to whether the patient snores x 8 relates to whether the patient stops breathing while sleeping and x 9 relates to whether the patient suddenly wakes up gasping for breath x 10 relates to whether the patient is tired upon awakening x 11 relates to whether the patient has restless legs x 12 relates to the patient 39 s desire to have sex and x 13 relates to the patient 39 s weight in the next step 14 of the ann according to the present invention a bmi value is determined the bmi value is determined by dividing x 13 by the square of x 2 in a subsequent step 16 of the ann twelve revised input values herein referred to as rinp 1 through rinp 12 are determined as indicated in appendix b from the.