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. 2019 May 21;14(5):e0216739. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216739

Table 3. Time-dependent deterioration in percentage of participants achieving adequate compression depth by sex.

Sex Time period % Adequate compression depth P-value
Walking CPR Straddling CPR
Male total 2 minutes 93.9 [76.0–99.3] 100 [99.4–100] 0.006
1st period (0–30 sec.) 100 [82.5–100] * 100 [99.6–100] ** 0.42
2nd period (30–60 sec.) 100 [88.6–100] 100 [100–100] †† 0.17
3rd period (60–90 sec.) 88.2 [64.6–100] 100 [100–100] ‡‡ 0.006
4th period (90–120 sec.) 88.3 [72.4–97.5] § 100 [99.6–100] §§ 0.002
Female total 2 minutes 30.8 [8.8–43.5] 99.3 [92.4–100] <0.001
1st period (0–30 sec.) 82.8 [25–89.9] * 100 [98.3–100] ** <0.001
2nd period (30–60 sec.) 32.4 [1.4–64.3] 100 [95.5–100] †† <0.001
3rd period (60–90 sec.) 1.8 [0–15.7] 100 [83.5–100] ‡‡ <0.001
4th period (90–120 sec.) 1.8 [0–6.5] § 100 [87.6–100] §§ <0.001

% adequate compression depth: no. of adequate compressions depth/no. of total compressions

The definition of the adequate depth is ≥40 mm, according to the 2015 Resuscitation Council of Asia guidelines.

Walking CPR group vs straddling CPR group: Wilcoxon/Kruskal-Wallis tests (rank sums)

Comparison between inter-30’s section: Steel-Dwass test

Medians [interquartile range (IQR), Q1: lower quartile (25th percentile)—Q3: upper quartile (75th percentile)]

Men: * vs †: p = 1.00, † vs ‡: p = 0.49, ‡ vs §: p = 0.10, * vs ‡: p = 0.65, † vs §: p = 0.32, * vs §: p = 0.48, ** vs ††: p = 0.97, †† vs ‡‡: p = 1.00, ‡‡ vs §§: p = 1.00, ** vs ‡‡: p = 0.095, †† vs §§: p = 1.00, ** vs §§: p = 0.92

Women: * vs †: p = .032, † vs ‡: p = 0.35, ‡ vs §: p = 0.98, * vs ‡: p = 0.007, † vs §: p = 0.18, * vs §: p = 0.008, ** vs ††: p = 0.96, †† vs ‡‡: p = 1.00, ‡‡ vs §§: p = 1.00, ** vs ‡‡: p = 0.100, †† vs §§: p = 1.00, ** vs §§: p = 0.93