Table 2.
Comparison of the barometric pressures between onset and another day in each group
| Fasting group | Decompression group | Surgery group | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barometric pressure (hPa) | Difference (hPa) | p-value | Barometric pressure (hPa) | Difference (hPa) | p-value | Barometric pressure (hPa) | Difference (hPa) | p-value | |
| Pre-onset day 14 | 943.6 | −1.6 | 0.029* | 943.2 | 1.2 | 0.031* | 943.6 | −1.5 | 0.363 |
| Pre-onset day 13 | 943.6 | −1.6 | 0.109 | 943.5 | 1.5 | 0.214 | 944.1 | −1.0 | 0.988 |
| Pre-onset day 12 | 943.9 | −1.3 | 0.097 | 943.2 | 1.2 | 0.160 | 943.7 | −1.4 | 0.877 |
| Pre-onset day 11 | 944.9 | −0.3 | 0.047* | 943.1 | 1.1 | 0.240 | 943.3 | −1.8 | 0.491 |
| Pre-onset day 10 | 944.7 | −0.5 | 0.211 | 944.0 | 2.0 | 0.080 | 943.9 | −1.2 | 0.697 |
| Pre-onset day 9 | 944.9 | −0.4 | 0.609 | 944.4 | 2.3 | 0.064 | 943.9 | −1.2 | 0.836 |
| Pre-onset day 8 | 945.0 | −0.2 | 0.228 | 944.4 | 2.4 | 0.068 | 943.4 | −1.7 | 0.752 |
| Pre-onset day 7 | 943.3 | −1.9 | 0.041* | 944.2 | 2.2 | 0.103 | 943.6 | −1.5 | 0.977 |
| Pre-onset day 6 | 943.0 | −2.3 | 0.087 | 943.9 | 1.9 | 0.159 | 944.0 | −1.1 | 0.563 |
| Pre-onset day 5 | 943.7 | −1.5 | 0.157 | 943.8 | 1.8 | 0.027* | 944.5 | −0.6 | 0.683 |
| Pre-onset day 4 | 943.3 | −1.9 | 0.038* | 944.4 | 2.4 | 0.003* | 943.9 | −1.2 | 0.546 |
| Pre-onset day 3 | 941.3 | −3.9 | < 0.001* | 944.2 | 2.2 | 0.009* | 943.8 | −1.3 | 0.780 |
| Pre-onset day 2 | 941.9 | −3.4 | 0.013* | 943.5 | 1.5 | 0.006* | 943.9 | −1.2 | 0.768 |
| Pre-onset day 1 | 944.6 | −0.6 | 0.283 | 942.2 | 0.2 | 0.322 | 943.8 | −1.3 | 0.877 |
| Onset day | 945.2(Control) | – | – | 942.0(Control) | – | – | 945.1(Control) | – | – |
| Post-onset day 1 | 945.3 | 0.1 | 0.970 | 943.6 | 1.5 | 0.024* | 944.1 | − 1.0 | 0.924 |
| Post-onset day 2 | 943.9 | −1.3 | 0.232 | 943.4 | 1.3 | 0.026* | 944.6 | −0.5 | 0.282 |
| Post-onset day 3 | 943.9 | −1.3 | 0.023* | 944.2 | 2.1 | 0.062 | 944.4 | −0.7 | 0.688 |
| Post-onset day 4 | 943.3 | −2.0 | 0.063 | 943.5 | 1.5 | 0.167 | 943.9 | −1.2 | 0.724 |
| Post-onset day 5 | 944.7 | −0.5 | 0.066 | 943.5 | 1.5 | 0.287 | 944.0 | −1.1 | 0.831 |
| Post-onset day 6 | 943.8 | −1.5 | 0.060 | 943.8 | 1.8 | 0.192 | 944.8 | −0.3 | 0.473 |
| Post-onset day 7 | 944.4 | −0.9 | 0.065 | 944.4 | 2.3 | 0.019* | 943.6 | −1.5 | 0.686 |
| Post-onset day 8 | 944.7 | −0.6 | 0.130 | 944.1 | 2.0 | 0.029* | 943.7 | −1.4 | 0.836 |
| Post-onset day 9 | 944.4 | −0.8 | 0.087 | 943.8 | 1.8 | 0.171 | 945.1 | 0.0 | 0.184 |
| Post-onset day 10 | 944.0 | −1.3 | 0.042* | 943.1 | 1.0 | 0.067 | 945.1 | 0.0 | 0.132 |
| Post-onset day 11 | 945.6 | 0.4 | 0.357 | 943.0 | 1.0 | 0.013* | 944.2 | −0.9 | 0.949 |
| Post-onset day 12 | 944.6 | −0.6 | 0.398 | 943.8 | 1.8 | 0.051 | 941.8 | −3.3 | 0.137 |
| Post-onset day 13 | 945.1 | −0.1 | 0.302 | 944.4 | 2.4 | 0.003* | 941.9 | −3.2 | 0.156 |
| Post-onset day 14 | 943.6 | −1.6 | 0.176 | 945.3 | 3.3 | < 0.001* | 944.4 | −0.7 | 0.592 |
Asterisks indicate statistical significance (p < 0.05)