Table 5 Summary of models employed in linear regression analysis.

From: Pulse oximetry values from 33,080 participants in the Apple Heart & Movement Study

Model name

Covariates

Model usage

MAge

Age (years)

Comparison with low-altitude univariate SaO2 model (Crapo, et al.3)

MRef

Age (years)

Comparison with reference SaO2 model (Crapo, et al.3)

 

Height (cm)

 
 

Weight (kg)

 
 

Barometric pressure (mmHg)

 
 

Sex (categorical)

 

M1

Age–40 (years)

Proposed full-cohort SpO2 linear model

 

BMI–25 (kg/m2)

 
 

Home altitude (km)

 
 

Sex (categorical)

 
 

Race/ethnicity (categorical)

 

M1,sex

Age–40 (years)

Sex-stratified analysis

 

BMI–25 (kg/m2)

 
 

Home altitude (km)

 
 

Race/ethnicity (categorical)

 

M1,raceethn.

Age–40 (years)

Race/ethnicity-stratified analysis

 

BMI–25 (kg/m2)

 
 

Home altitude (km)

 
 

Sex (categorical)

 
  1. M1,sex differs from M1 only by the omission of the categorical variable encoding sex. M1,race−ethn. differs from M1 only by the omission of the categorical variables encoding race/ethnicity.