Table 1. Demographic comparison of study groups.
Characteristic | Room air group (n=47) | O2 group (n=128) | P value |
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Age, year | 19.19±4.24 | 19.26±4.93 | 0.740 |
Male sex, n (%) | 41 (87.2) | 118 (92.2) | 0.375 |
Right side, n (%) | 17 (36.2) | 42 (32.8) | 0.720 |
Interval between radiographs (days) | 4.23±2.66 | 2.56±1.15 | <0.001 |
Initial pneumothorax size (%) | 20.26±6.78 | 23.32±7.00 | 0.011 |
Last pneumothorax size (%) | 12.11±4.94 | 12.98±5.27 | 0.250 |
Resolution rate (%/day) | 2.06±0.97 | 4.27±1.97 | <0.001 |