Table 2.
Tabulated results for the assumption of a non-Gaussian (median, inter-quartile range, range) and a Gaussian (mean, standard deviation, confidence interval) distribution (IQR interquartile range, SD standard deviation, CI confidence interval at α = 0.050)
| BOS | Normal | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| pO2 (mbar) | Median | 108 | 146 |
| IQR | 33 | 21 | |
| Range | 52 | 71 | |
| Mean | 107 | 146 | |
| SD | 34 | 13 | |
| CI | 27 | 9 | |
| SDpO2 (mbar) | Median | 43 | 34 |
| IQR | 13 | 13 | |
| Range | 40 | 43 | |
| Mean | 42 | 34 | |
| SD | 13 | 13 | |
| CI | 10 | 9 | |
| RO2 (mbar) | Median | −0.38 | −1.75 |
| IQR | 1.24 | 1.08 | |
| Range | 9.69 | 2.34 | |
| Mean | 0.24 | −1.99 | |
| SD | 3.05 | 0.83 | |
| CI | 2.4 | 0.55 | |
| Ventilation defect (%) | Median | 28 | 5 |
| IQR | 20 | 3 | |
| Range | 78 | 11 | |
| Mean | 33 | 7 | |
| SD | 29 | 4 | |
| CI | 23 | 3 |