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Table 2 SaO2 levels and duration of apnea maneuver in CPAP and BiPAP groups

From: Useful variables during wake and sleep for prediction of positive airway pressure in obstructive sleep apnea titration

PAP group

CPAP

BiPAP

p-value

Variables

Baseline SaO2

94.7 ± 2.1

94.8 ± 2.4

0.866

Minimum SaO2

76.3 ± 7.8

69.0 ± 11.9

0.055**

Recovery SaO2

94.7 ± 3.5

94.5 ± 4.7

0.874

Total time of breath-holding maneuver (sec)

31.9 ± 17.8

31.0 ± 11.0

0.852

Time to SaO2 recovery (sec)

92.8 ± 29.6

95.0 ± 33.6

0.226

  1. **significant in 0.10 level
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