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. 2020 Jan 9;20:7. doi: 10.1186/s12890-019-1007-3

Table 2.

Participant characteristics (N = 400)*

General characteristics N (%)*
Age, years
 Mean (SD) 64.2 (15.2)
 Min to max 18.7 to 95.1
Male gender 212 (53)
Smoking status (n = 399)
 Current 43 (10.8)
 Ex 203 (50.9)
 Never 153 (38.5)
Fitzpatrick Score
 I 44 (11)
 II 198 (49.5)
 III 127 (31.8)
 IV 30 (7.5)
 V 1 (0.3)
 VI 0 (0)
Conditions associated with chronic respiratory failure
 None: 229 (57.3)
  Hypercapnia** on ABG 16
 At least one: 171 (42.8)
  Hypercapnia** on ABG 57
Individual conditions associated with chronic respiratory failure
 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 113 (28.3)
 Obesity hypoventilation syndrome 30 (7.5)
 Bronchiectasis 19 (4.8)
 Cystic fibrosis 1 (0.3)
 Neuromuscular disease 24 (6)
 Chest wall deformity 11 (2.8)
Peripheral vascular disease 11 (2.8)
Diabetes 80 (20)
Oxygen administration 25 (6.3)
New Zealand Ethnicity
 NZ European 280 (70.0)
 Māori 26 (6.5)
 Samoan 13 (3.3)
 Chinese 1 (0.3)
 Indian 4 (1.0)
 Cook Island Māori 1 (0.3)
 Tongan 3 (0.8)
 Other 28 (7.0)
Australian Ethnicity
 Caucasian 34 (8.5)
 Middle Eastern 6 (1.5)
 Other 5 (1.3)
Hospital location
 Outpatient 341 (85.3)
 Ward 40 (10)
 HDU 18 (4.5)
 ED 1 (0.3)
ABG and oximetry data Mean (SD), min-max* Median (IQR)
 SpO2, % 93.5 (3.8), 72 to 100 94 (92 to 96)
 Participants with SpO2<90% (N, (%)) 49 (12.3)
 Concern with SpO2 data accuracy recorded by investigator (N, (%))*** 16 (4.0)
 SaO2, % 94.7 (3.8), 72.1 to 100 95.7 (93.2 to 97.1)
 Participants with SaO2<90% (N, (%)) 35 (8.8)
 PaO2, mmHg 74.8 (21.3), 37.9 to 396 73 (64.7 to 83)
 Participants with PaO2<60 mmHg (N, (%)) 61 (15.3)
 PaCO2, mmHg 40.3 (7.2), 25.4 to 87.2 39 (35.8 to 43.4)
 Hb, g/L 136.7 (18.8), 67 to 192 137 (126.5 to 149)
 CoHb, %
 All participants (N = 358) 2.1 (1.2), 0 to 7 1.8 (1.4 to 2.3)
 Current smokers (N = 40) 3.9 (1.7), 0.9 to 6.7 4.0 (2.4 to 5.4)
 Ex smokers (N = 183) 1.9 (0.9), 0.0 to 7.0 1.7 (1.4 to 2.2)
 Never smokers (N = 135) 1.9 (0.7), 0.0 to 4.2 1.7 (1.3 to 2.3)

ABG: Arterial blood gas, CoHb: Carboxyhaemoglobin, COPD: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, ED: Emergency Department, Hb: Haemoglobin, HDU: High Dependency Unit, ILD: Interstitial lung disease, NZ: New Zealand, NMD: Neuromuscular disease, OSA/OHS: Obstructive sleep apnoea and/or obesity hypoventilation syndrome, PaCO2: Partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide, PaO2: Arterial partial pressure of oxygen, SaO2: Oxygen saturation measured by arterial blood gas sample, SpO2: Oxygen saturation measured by standard pulse oximeter

*Unless otherwise stated

**PaCO2 > 45 mmHg

***For example nail polish, acrylic nail, nail pathology, low perfusion or variability noted on monitor

Further details available in Online Additional File, including oximeter models and ABG analysers used (Additional file 1: Table S1)