Table 3 Breath-holding time, time needed for SpO2 to recover to normal and rest times of groups A and B with or without inhaling oxygen.

From: Study of an Oxygen Supply and Oxygen Saturation Monitoring System for Radiation Therapy Associated with the Active Breathing Coordinator

Ā 

BHT(s)

RT-SpO2(s)

RT(s)

Maxi

Mini

\(\bar{x}\) ± S

Maxi

Mini

\(\bar{x}\) ± S

Maxi

Mini

\(\bar{x}\) ± S

A

NIO

45

18

33.77 ± 7.33

48

15

28.3 ± 8.87

41

19

31.07 ± 6.20

IO

60

30

42.75 ± 65.58

19

10

14.6 ± 2.88

39

17

22.65 ± 3.8

Ā 

F = 43.19, p = 0.00

F = 22.149, p = 0.00

F = 80.239, p = 0.00

B

NIO

46

22

30.51 ± 4.80

46

15

26.87 ± 5.48

51

26

35.08 ± 4.80

IO

49

25

39.01 ± 4.29

30

5

20.51 ± 5.51

36

18

25.26 ± 4.37

Ā 

F = 140.25, p = 0.00

F = 33.38, p = 0.00

F = 182.374, p = 0.00

A vs B

NIO

F = 11.47, p = 0.00

F = 0.72, p = 0.40

F = 18.478, p = 0.00

A vs B

IO

F = 11.81, p = 0.00

F = 10.63, p = 0.00

F = 13.654, p = 0.00

  1. Note: Max: maximum; Min: minimum; BHT: breath-holding time; RT-SpO2: time needed for SpO2 to recover to normal; RT: rest time; \(\bar{x}\) ± S = mean ± standard deviation.