Table 4.
Effect of the atmospheric variables on the rate of pneumothorax after CT-guided lung biopsy.
| Atmospheric Variable | Pneumothorax Absent |
Pneumothorax Present |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patm (inch Hg) | 29.87 ± 0.20 | 29.89 ± 0.23 | 0.277 |
| ΔPatm − 1 (inch Hg) | 0.14 ± 0.12 | 0.15 ± 0.13 | 0.553 |
| ΔPatm + 1 (inch Hg) | 0.15 ± 0.13 | 0.13 ± 0.12 | 0.211 |
| Tatm (degrees F) | 57.87 ± 17.39 | 58.83 ± 16.52 | 0.619 |
| MaxTatm (degrees F) | 65.31 ± 17.88 | 66.21 ± 17.25 | 0.654 |
| MinTatm (degrees F) | 50.55 ± 17.23 | 51.46 ± 16.23 | 0.632 |
| Humidity (%) | 61.39 ± 16.02 | 61.03 ± 17.40 | 0.858 |
Note: Data are mean ± standard deviation. p values are from the unequal variance t test.