Table 2 Comparison of the effect of oxygen therapy and air on recovery times.
| Recovery time with oxygen (s) | Recovery time with air (s) | Mean difference (oxygen minus air) (95% CI) | p Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | IQR | Mean | Median | IQR | Mean | |||
| Activity 1 | ||||||||
| Objective | 65 | 55 | 90 | 120 | 95 | 145 | −55 (−115 to +5) | 0.07 |
| Subjective | 170 | 98 | 169 | 165 | 160 | 201 | −32 (−85 to +20) | 0.21 |
| Activity 2 | ||||||||
| Objective | 58 | 78 | 104 | 110 | 120 | 129 | −25 (−96 to +47) | 0.48 |
| Subjective | 180 | 120 | 207 | 230 | 150 | 241 | −35 (−76 to +6) | 0.09 |
| Mean of activities 1 and 2 | ||||||||
| Objective | 75 | 82 | 97 | 110 | 62 | 135 | −38 (−81 to +5) | 0.08 |
| Subjective | 186 | 110 | 186 | 240 | 140 | 219 | −34 (−69 to +2) | 0.06 |
IQR, interquartile range.