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. 2006 Sep 29;92(5):F347–F350. doi: 10.1136/adc.2006.094078

Table 3 Oxygen saturation according to position.

PMA (weeks) No. Prone Spo2 (%) Supine Spo2 (%) p Value
Non‐oxygen‐dependent infants
32 12 96.6 (90.7–98.8) 96.7 (90.4–99.8) 0.8
34 15 95.3 (94.0–99.5) 95.5 (94.5–99.5) 0.3
Oxygen‐dependent infants
32 7 92.3 (90.0–95.3) 92.1 (89.8–95.2) 0.3
34 13 95.1 (91.4–97.3) 92.7 (87.4–96.8) 0.1
36 16 94.5 (88.5–97.6) 92.6 (88.1–97.7) 0.3
38 11 92.7 (84.1–94.4) 90.1 (86.2–95.4) 0.5

Spo2, pulse oximetry oxygen saturation; PMA, postmenstrual age.

Data are median (range).