Table 4. Day-by-day change in R-VdP (dPa) in different experience groups during the diving week; ∗ pair-by-pair comparison for diving days 1 to 6; day 7 was a non-diving day; 95%CI – 95% confidence interval .
| Diving experience | Day | Mean | 95%CI | P-value |
| Inexperienced | ||||
| 1 | -11.3 | -35.6 to 13.1 | 0.01∗ | |
| 2 | -54.5 | -77.3 to -31.7 | ||
| 3 | -53.2 | -75.4 to -31 | ||
| 4 | -53.7 | -74.2 to -33.2 | ||
| 5 | -49.8 | -72.5 to -27.1 | ||
| 6 | -52.6 | -74.4 to -30.7 | ||
| 7 | -72.8 | -110.2 to -35.3 | ||
| Intermediate | ||||
| 1 | -44.9 | -75.1 to -14.7 | > 0.7 | |
| 2 | -16.5 | -45.2 to 12.1 | ||
| 3 | -22.8 | -51.6 to 6 | ||
| 4 | -40 | -67.5 to -12.4 | ||
| 5 | -41.8 | -69 to -14.6 | ||
| 6 | -27.1 | -62.3 to 8.1 | ||
| 7 | -39.9 | -86.5 to 6.7 | ||
| Experienced | ||||
| 1 | -3.9 | -50.1 to 42.3 | > 0.9 | |
| 2 | 8.8 | -29.9 to 47.5 | ||
| 3 | -7.3 | -48.4 to 33.8 | ||
| 4 | 0.1 | -39.4 to 39.6 | ||
| 5 | -18.6 | -58.1 to 20.9 | ||
| 6 | -9.4 | -50.6 to 31.7 | ||
| 7 | -7.2 | -76.7 to 62.2 | ||
| Professional | ||||
| 1 | -20.4 | -58.5 to 17.6 | > 0.5 | |
| 2 | 27.1 | -16.1 to 70.3 | ||
| 3 | -8 | -46 to 29.8 | ||
| 4 | 12.8 | -22.8 to 48.5 | ||
| 5 | 20.6 | -20.8 to 61.9 | ||
| 6 | 22.2 | -17.3 to 61.7 | ||
| 7 | 0.9 | -68.6 to 70.3 |