Table 2

 Comparison of the effect of oxygen therapy and air on recovery times

Recovery time with oxygen (s)Recovery time with air (s)Mean difference(oxygen minus air)(95% CI)p Value
MedianIQRMeanMedianIQRMean
IQR, interquartile range.
Activity 1
Objective65559012095145−55 (−115 to +5)0.07
Subjective17098169165160201−32 (−85 to +20)0.21
Activity 2
Objective5878104110120129−25 (−96 to +47)0.48
Subjective180120207230150241−35 (−76 to +6)0.09
Mean of activities 1 and 2
Objective75829711062135−38 (−81 to +5)0.08
Subjective186110186240140219−34 (−69 to +2)0.06